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1492
Columbus lands in the “New World”
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1520
New Spain founded
came in search of gold, silver, grain, and hides -
Jamestown founded
corporate colony, Anglican, John Rolfe (Tobacco) -
Quebec founded
Samuel de Champlain
Fur-trading post -
House of Burgesses created
Made laws and levied taxes ⇒ land ownership, self government, judicial system
bicameral legislature -
Mayflower Compact
First American constitution ⇒ established self-government among the Pilgrims -
Opechancanough & the Indian Revol
Attempted to remove all the English from the Americas -- led surprise attack and killed a third of the population -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
puritans (moderates of the Anglican Church)
led by John Winthrop (City upon a hill) -- initial destination: Virginia -
Maryland founded
Lord Baltimore sent by King Charles I -
Toleration Act created
Protected Catholics from the anti-catholic sentiment so they could have rights
protected all Christians the right to follow their own beliefs/services -
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Navigation Acts
only British ships allowed in ports
only ship goods to England
prevented export or sale of certain goods -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Indentured servants were frustrated by political corruption by William Berkely
Their land was near the Appalachian mountains (vulnerable to Natives) -
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King Phillip's War
Worried for the future of Native Americans (assimilation)
Made alliances with other tribes and attacked white settlements
last effort against the English -
Pueblo Revolt
Droughts, diseases, raids not prevented by Christians → Native American revolt
Made them more lenient with policies in missionaries (allow own religion) -
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Dominion of New England
James II’s administrative union with the New England colonies
took away ability for self-government and hoped to rule under the royal crown -
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Glorious Revolution
William and Mary rule as a constitutional monarchy
Accept overthrow of the Dominion of New England and allow self gov -
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Enlightenment in America
Enlightenment: power of human reason to understand the world
Natural rights, popular sovereignty, social contract, etc.
Pietism: evangelical CHristian movement (personal relationship with God) -
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Salutary Neglect
allowed rise of American self-government
relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs and focused on defense and trade -
Molasses Act
cut american imports of molasses from French West Indies -- high tariff
ended up developing a culture of smuggling instead -
Great Awakening
Religious revival; Jonathan Edwards contributed to Enlightenment
George Whitefield sparked the Great wakening by preaching about pietism -
Stono Rebellion
Led by governor of Spanish colony of Florida (promised freedom) ⇒ caught
Led to more strict rules in plantations to prevent another uprising in the future -
Currency Act
End use of paper currency as legal tender in New England -
French and Indian War
France and Britain had control on the and west of the Appalachians
Mostly controlled by the Iroquois and other Native Americans -
Pontiac Rebellion
Pontiac led a group in a major uprising; seized nearly ever British garrison west of Fort Niagara and killed or captured thousands (surprise attack)