UNIT 2 Flashcards
1607-1754 (14 cards)
French Colonization focused on:
Trade and interacial marriage over assimilation
Dutch colonization focused on:
Trade, establishing New Amsterdam instead of converting natives
British Colonization focused on:
Economic, religous, and political pursuits, in addition to expelling natives
Spanish Colonization focused on:
Economic and agricultural benefits in addition to enslaving natives
Bacon’s Rebellion
Slaves, indentured servents, and natives destroyed plantations, so Bacon attacked the slaves and the governers plantation who refused to aid plantation owners.
New England Colonies were:
Puritian protestants unhappy with Britian religous efforts. They migrated to establish socities/families
British West Indes/Souther Atlantic Colonies were:
focused on a cash-crop economy
Middle Colonies were:
an export economy because of access to waterways
Metacoms/King Phillips War
Native American tribes attacked English settlers, but natives continued to be pushed back
Colonial Slave Laws
Legally defined as chattle (property), perpetual institution passed down, allowed owners to kill slaves, and made interacial marriage illegal
Covert Slave Resistence
Practicing cultural customs, belief systems, native language, or slowing the plantation work
Overt Slave Resistence
Stono rebellion, burning plantations, and overall challenged the narrative of plantation owners
Enlightenment
emphasized rational thinking over religious beliefs (natural rights, checks & balances, and social contracts)
First Great Awakening
This religious awakening was the first national movement in American colonies and created Pietism