Chapter 2-Transplantations and Borderlands Flashcards

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“starving time”

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Winter 1609-1610 many people died and were very sick. Fevers, deaths, etc. John Smith helped save colony from starvation

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Virginia Company

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Lord De La Warr

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A Counterblaste to Tobacco

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John Rolfe

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Introduced the idea of Tobacco.

Hated by King James I

Tobacco made money for colonists, exhausted land, let to expansion

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headright system

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50 acres of land

every new settler was given 50 acres of land. If someone paid the passage of an immigrant, the buyer would receive 50 acres (encouraged indentured servants)

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House of Burgesses

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elected representatives in VA

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Powhatan Uprisings

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“Act Concerning Religion”

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Sir William Berkeley

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governor that caused conflict in Bacon’s rebellion

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Bacon’s Rebellion

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Gov. Berkeley did not allow settlement past a line

In the west many farmers were underrepresented/not being protected from natives

Conflict between Natives and “westerners” like Bacon

movement towards slaves for labor-showed that indentured servants had to get freedom so they moved toward slavery as a result

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Separatists (Pilgrims)

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wanted to break away from Anglican Church

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Mayflower Compact

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established government led by majority rule

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William Bradford

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Governor of Plymoth

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John Winthrop

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1629-led by John Winthrop, they received a charter and eventually settled in Massachusetts Bay

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Congressional Church

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Connecticut

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Roger Williams

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Extreme Separatist, wanted
Massachusetts Bay Coloney to completely break away from the Church

Also advocated seperation of
Church and State and payment to Natives for land

Banished to Rhode Island
All religions could worship

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Anne Hutchinson

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Challenged the power of clergy and rights of women

Banished to Rhode Island and women’s rights were restricted further

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Pequot War

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conflict over land and trade, Pequots were decimated

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King Philip’s War

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Started over land, lasted for several years

eventually whites won

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Restoration colonies

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Carolina colonies

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Similar to MD, headright system, religious toleration to all chirisans

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New Netherland/New York

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Originally belonged to the Dutch, various groups, some religious toleration and local governments

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Society of Friends
believed in an "inner light" All could attain salvation, did not favor predestination Women had many rights in church, could become preachers, speak publicly Pacifists, no paid clergy
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William Penn's "Holy Experiment"
Founded Pennsylvania as proprietor colony Paid Native Americans for their land Holy experiment was tolerating many religious group
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Caribbean colonies
sugarcane became the most important crop-slave labor Harsh slave codes Important trading partner with British North America
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Caribbean slavery
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California missions
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Spanish borderlands
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James Oglethorpe
Founder of Georgia A border against the Spanish and also to provide a colony for people in debt or the poor Originally excluded Africans, slavery, and catholics Later, GA began to develop when slavery was produced, instituted plantations modeled after SC
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"middle ground"
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mercantilism
colonies exist for the benefit/wealth of the mother country
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Navigation Acts
Colonists could only trade with England | Colonists could only ship certain goods (enumerated articles) to England-tobaco
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Dominion of New England
Created by James II, combined the control of several colonies under Sir Edmund Andros Andros strictly enforced the Navigation Acts, hated by many colonists
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Glorious Revolution
James II is overthrown, William and Mary installed as joint rulers Andros and the dominion of England were overthrown MA and Plymouth combined as a royal colony
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Jacob Leisler
Overthrew NY leader Francis Nicholson Demonstrated tensions between lower class and wealthy
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John Coode
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