
History in the Making
... followed the theology of Martin Luther, who broke with the Catholic Church in the late 1510s and early 1520s. When Elizabeth took the throne, hundreds of Protestants, called the “Marian exiles” because they had left England when Mary intensified persecution of non-Catholics, began to return to their ...
... followed the theology of Martin Luther, who broke with the Catholic Church in the late 1510s and early 1520s. When Elizabeth took the throne, hundreds of Protestants, called the “Marian exiles” because they had left England when Mary intensified persecution of non-Catholics, began to return to their ...
Maryland`s Alcohol Culture
... consumption. 27 Richard Frethorne’s letter to his parents in 1623 attested to the poor water quality and the cultural beliefs in the healthy affects of alcohol. He summarized the commonly held belief when we wrote, “As strong beer in England doth fatten and strengthen them so water here doth wash an ...
... consumption. 27 Richard Frethorne’s letter to his parents in 1623 attested to the poor water quality and the cultural beliefs in the healthy affects of alcohol. He summarized the commonly held belief when we wrote, “As strong beer in England doth fatten and strengthen them so water here doth wash an ...
THE 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES
... The religion of South Carolina was very unique for its religious liberty. A philosopher said that a person would not be judged by his or her religion. • The colony was ruled by a system of laws written by John Locke at a request from the Lord Proprietors. It was called the Fundamental Constitution o ...
... The religion of South Carolina was very unique for its religious liberty. A philosopher said that a person would not be judged by his or her religion. • The colony was ruled by a system of laws written by John Locke at a request from the Lord Proprietors. It was called the Fundamental Constitution o ...
13 Colonies Notes
... a. Plymouth Colony - Religious groups known as _________ were being persecuted in England; they left to live in _______ for a number of years. - The Separatists received a ____ to start a settlement in ______. They didn’t have enough _______ and ______, so they opened up their group to other non Sep ...
... a. Plymouth Colony - Religious groups known as _________ were being persecuted in England; they left to live in _______ for a number of years. - The Separatists received a ____ to start a settlement in ______. They didn’t have enough _______ and ______, so they opened up their group to other non Sep ...
Chapter 3 Section 4 p.76-83
... Not all people came to work in the colonies of their own free will. English criminals and prisoners of war were shipped to the colonies. They could earn their release by working for a period of time-usually seven years. African rulers sold their prisoners of war to European slave traders, who took t ...
... Not all people came to work in the colonies of their own free will. English criminals and prisoners of war were shipped to the colonies. They could earn their release by working for a period of time-usually seven years. African rulers sold their prisoners of war to European slave traders, who took t ...
The Age of Exploration - DHS United States History
... identify by skin color, could not move on and become free competitors. ...
... identify by skin color, could not move on and become free competitors. ...
New England
... Initiated by Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) as a refuge for English Catholics In 1632, Charles I granted a charter for Maryland To recruit laborers, Lord Baltimore required ...
... Initiated by Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) as a refuge for English Catholics In 1632, Charles I granted a charter for Maryland To recruit laborers, Lord Baltimore required ...
New England
... It was a refuge for Huguenots: or French Protestants who fled France. Rice and Slavery • Cash crop for Carolina’s was RICE • Elite: High ranking group. The elite used slaves to raise cash crops. The slaves outnumbered the elite and the elite feared a revolt. ...
... It was a refuge for Huguenots: or French Protestants who fled France. Rice and Slavery • Cash crop for Carolina’s was RICE • Elite: High ranking group. The elite used slaves to raise cash crops. The slaves outnumbered the elite and the elite feared a revolt. ...
(Reading Objectives).
... indentured servant A poor person obligated to a fixed term of unpaid labor, often in exchange for a benefit such as transportation, protection, or training. “Also like Virginia, it depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants. . . .” ...
... indentured servant A poor person obligated to a fixed term of unpaid labor, often in exchange for a benefit such as transportation, protection, or training. “Also like Virginia, it depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants. . . .” ...
English Colonization in the 19 Century
... House of Burgesses was not democratic – instead it provided wealthy planters with a voice Representatives met regularly without the king’s consent and wouldn’t surrender their control over local affairs 1634: Virginia was divided into counties by the assembly – wealthy planters served as justices of ...
... House of Burgesses was not democratic – instead it provided wealthy planters with a voice Representatives met regularly without the king’s consent and wouldn’t surrender their control over local affairs 1634: Virginia was divided into counties by the assembly – wealthy planters served as justices of ...
Jamestown and the first economic settlers
... English land owners removed tenant farmers (who rented land) from their land. Enclosure Movement: “Closed” their land to tenants for sheep farming to sell wool. This displaced thousands of unemployed people and America became appealing for a chance at a better life. ...
... English land owners removed tenant farmers (who rented land) from their land. Enclosure Movement: “Closed” their land to tenants for sheep farming to sell wool. This displaced thousands of unemployed people and America became appealing for a chance at a better life. ...
Map of DeSoto`s 1539-43 exploration through the Southeast Virginia
... The Southern colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. English American Southerners would not enjoy the generally good health of their New England counterparts. Outbreaks of malaria and yellow fever kept life expectancies lower. Since the northern colonies attract ...
... The Southern colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. English American Southerners would not enjoy the generally good health of their New England counterparts. Outbreaks of malaria and yellow fever kept life expectancies lower. Since the northern colonies attract ...
The Southern Colonies - Mater Academy Lakes High School
... the Powhatan leader Marriage led to peaceful relations Pocahontas died three years later in England ...
... the Powhatan leader Marriage led to peaceful relations Pocahontas died three years later in England ...
The first Catholic Church to be built in the 13 Colonies was built in
... • Maryland was founded by Catholics fleeing persecution in England • Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers seeking religious liberty that they were denied in Europe ...
... • Maryland was founded by Catholics fleeing persecution in England • Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers seeking religious liberty that they were denied in Europe ...
AP US Ch 2 Tobin 2014
... colony to be formed. Founded to be a place for persecuted Catholics to find refuge, a safe haven. Lord Baltimore gave huge estates to his Catholic relatives, but the poorer people who settled there where mostly Protestant, creating friction. ...
... colony to be formed. Founded to be a place for persecuted Catholics to find refuge, a safe haven. Lord Baltimore gave huge estates to his Catholic relatives, but the poorer people who settled there where mostly Protestant, creating friction. ...
from the Chapter and the in-class video. Colonies
... spiritual leader – the first woman to head an organized group in America – she challenged the religious establishment of the 17th century and was expelled from Massachusetts, establishing a settlement in Rhode Island ...
... spiritual leader – the first woman to head an organized group in America – she challenged the religious establishment of the 17th century and was expelled from Massachusetts, establishing a settlement in Rhode Island ...
St. Mary's City, Maryland

St. Mary's City, Maryland, is a former colonial town and was Maryland's first colonial settlement and capital. It is now a large, state-run historic area, reconstruction of the original colonial settlement, living history area and museum complex, also known as Historic St. Mary's City.Half of the area is also the campus of the public honors college, St. Mary's College of Maryland.St. Mary's City is the historic site of the founding of the Colony of Maryland (then called the Province of Maryland). The original settlement was also the fourth oldest permanent English settlement in the United States.St. Mary's City is also considered the birthplace of religious freedom in America, with the earliest North American colonial settlement ever established with the specific mandate of being a haven for both Catholic and Protestant Christian faiths.It is also an internationally recognized archeological research area and training center for archaeologists, and is home to the The Historical Archaeology Field School. There have been over 200 archeological digs in St. Mary's city over the last 30 years. Archeological research continues in the city.It is an unincorporated community under state law, and is located in Southern St. Mary's County, Maryland, which in turn is the southernmost tip of the state of Maryland on the Western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. St. Mary's City is bordered by the St. Mary's River, a short, brackish water tidal tributary of the Potomac river, near where it empties into the Chesapeake.