Exploration, Discovery, and Settlement, 1492-1700
... America and explored the river today known as the Hudson River. In 1624 the Dutch purchased what today is the island of Manhattan in New York from local Indians for the equivalent of $24. The Dutch named the area “New Amsterdam”. The Dutch West India Company established the colony of New Netherland ...
... America and explored the river today known as the Hudson River. In 1624 the Dutch purchased what today is the island of Manhattan in New York from local Indians for the equivalent of $24. The Dutch named the area “New Amsterdam”. The Dutch West India Company established the colony of New Netherland ...
The Middle and Southern Colonies
... clashes were common Toleration Act was passed that protected the right of all Christians to practice their religion ...
... clashes were common Toleration Act was passed that protected the right of all Christians to practice their religion ...
Colonial America - Lincoln Co Schools
... colonists in how they worshiped. Some colonists felt more repressed in Massachusetts than they had in England. As a result, many colonists who disagreed with church teachings were exiled, so they went to establish other colonies. Rhode Island, for example, was settled as havens of religious freedom ...
... colonists in how they worshiped. Some colonists felt more repressed in Massachusetts than they had in England. As a result, many colonists who disagreed with church teachings were exiled, so they went to establish other colonies. Rhode Island, for example, was settled as havens of religious freedom ...
Chapter 3 Colonial Ways of Life 1607-1763
... The Social Contract – he argued that a government should be formed by the consent of the people. BARON MONTESQUIEU –Spirit of the Laws – suggested three types of political power – executive, legislative, and judicial. ...
... The Social Contract – he argued that a government should be formed by the consent of the people. BARON MONTESQUIEU –Spirit of the Laws – suggested three types of political power – executive, legislative, and judicial. ...
The Early English Colonies
... Royal colonies were owned by the king. Proprietary colonies, such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, were basically land grants from the British government. Individuals were awarded huge tracts of land that they would then supervise and govern, usually in return for political or financial favo ...
... Royal colonies were owned by the king. Proprietary colonies, such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, were basically land grants from the British government. Individuals were awarded huge tracts of land that they would then supervise and govern, usually in return for political or financial favo ...
Official Power & Countervailing Power
... because it tolerated Catholicism and allowed for French civil laws. › Because of their low numbers, they joined forces with the Canadien population as well as the Loyalists, who were also unsatisfied with the political system. › They demanded the right to elect a legislative assembly (so that they c ...
... because it tolerated Catholicism and allowed for French civil laws. › Because of their low numbers, they joined forces with the Canadien population as well as the Loyalists, who were also unsatisfied with the political system. › They demanded the right to elect a legislative assembly (so that they c ...
APUSH Chapter 6 Study guide
... contribute to simmering resentment against the “mother country”? 6. Do colonial attitudes and behavior during the French and Indian War suggest that Americans felt less real patriotic loyalty to Britain, and that the ties had become largely practical ones? 7. How do the activities of the young Georg ...
... contribute to simmering resentment against the “mother country”? 6. Do colonial attitudes and behavior during the French and Indian War suggest that Americans felt less real patriotic loyalty to Britain, and that the ties had become largely practical ones? 7. How do the activities of the young Georg ...
The history of the United States 1492-1877
... Settling prisoners, buffer colony 1733: Savannah founded by Oglethorpe Germans, but also Scottish Highlanders, Portuguese ...
... Settling prisoners, buffer colony 1733: Savannah founded by Oglethorpe Germans, but also Scottish Highlanders, Portuguese ...
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
... Effects of the War on Americans? ■The 1760s were an affluent & optimistic “post-war” period: –The French & Indian War united the colonists against a common enemy for the 1st time –Most colonists considered themselves proud members of England’s empire with little (if any) thought of independence ...
... Effects of the War on Americans? ■The 1760s were an affluent & optimistic “post-war” period: –The French & Indian War united the colonists against a common enemy for the 1st time –Most colonists considered themselves proud members of England’s empire with little (if any) thought of independence ...
Chapter Themes
... to simmering resentment against the “mother country”? 6. Do colonial attitudes and behavior during the French and Indian War suggest that Americans felt less real patriotic loyalty to Britain, and that the ties had become largely practical ones? 7. How do the activities of the young George Washingto ...
... to simmering resentment against the “mother country”? 6. Do colonial attitudes and behavior during the French and Indian War suggest that Americans felt less real patriotic loyalty to Britain, and that the ties had become largely practical ones? 7. How do the activities of the young George Washingto ...
Chapter 17 REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT
... Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) well known for his criticism of Christianity and his strong belief in religious tolerance. Believed in deism based on reason and natural law. In their view, a mechanic (God) created the universe, set it in motion, and allowed it run without his interference, accordin ...
... Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) well known for his criticism of Christianity and his strong belief in religious tolerance. Believed in deism based on reason and natural law. In their view, a mechanic (God) created the universe, set it in motion, and allowed it run without his interference, accordin ...
2 The Middle Colonies: Farms and Cities
... The tolerant attitude of many settlers in the Middle Colonies did not prevent slavery in the region. In 1750, about 7 percent of the Middle Colonies’ population was enslaved. As in New England, many people of African descent lived and worked in cities. New York City had a larger number of people of ...
... The tolerant attitude of many settlers in the Middle Colonies did not prevent slavery in the region. In 1750, about 7 percent of the Middle Colonies’ population was enslaved. As in New England, many people of African descent lived and worked in cities. New York City had a larger number of people of ...
lee,robert u.s. history chapter 1 section 3
... While English Puritans were establishing colonies in ...
... While English Puritans were establishing colonies in ...
tobacco - Tipp City Schools
... – Rolfe’s sweet tobacco was sought as a cash crop by Europe. Jamestown had found its gold. – Tobacco created a greed for land, since it heavily depleted the soil and ruined the land. • Representative self-government was born in Virginia, when in 1619, settlers created the House of Burgesses, a commi ...
... – Rolfe’s sweet tobacco was sought as a cash crop by Europe. Jamestown had found its gold. – Tobacco created a greed for land, since it heavily depleted the soil and ruined the land. • Representative self-government was born in Virginia, when in 1619, settlers created the House of Burgesses, a commi ...
Geography and Economics of the US Colonial Region
... becoming dominated by plantation life and therefore slavery. The plantation system began in Virginia and Maryland when settlers started growing tobacco. The system spread southward when planters realized they could turn a profit more quickly because of the large amounts of slaves working on the plan ...
... becoming dominated by plantation life and therefore slavery. The plantation system began in Virginia and Maryland when settlers started growing tobacco. The system spread southward when planters realized they could turn a profit more quickly because of the large amounts of slaves working on the plan ...
1.5-18th_Century_Colonies-Historysage
... A. State of Religion 1. Only 1 in 7 Northerners were church members; less in the South 2. Toleration came about in large part due to non-church members. 3. The Anglican Church in the South and New York and the Congregational Church in New England were established and collected taxes from all colonis ...
... A. State of Religion 1. Only 1 in 7 Northerners were church members; less in the South 2. Toleration came about in large part due to non-church members. 3. The Anglican Church in the South and New York and the Congregational Church in New England were established and collected taxes from all colonis ...
1. Mayflower Compact 1620 - The first agreement for self
... sailed first to Africa, exchanging New England rum for slaves. The slaves were shipped from Africa to the Caribbean (this was known as the Middle Passage, when many slaves died on the ships). In the Caribbean, the slaves were traded for sugar and molasses. Then the ships returned to New England, whe ...
... sailed first to Africa, exchanging New England rum for slaves. The slaves were shipped from Africa to the Caribbean (this was known as the Middle Passage, when many slaves died on the ships). In the Caribbean, the slaves were traded for sugar and molasses. Then the ships returned to New England, whe ...
The Age of Exploration - DHS United States History
... The Half-Way Covenant was a form of partial church membership created by New England in 1662. Many felt that the people of the English colonies were drifting away from their original religious purpose. First-generation settlers were beginning to die out. while their children and grandchildren of ...
... The Half-Way Covenant was a form of partial church membership created by New England in 1662. Many felt that the people of the English colonies were drifting away from their original religious purpose. First-generation settlers were beginning to die out. while their children and grandchildren of ...
HIST101LectureGuidePartI
... New Jersey) and the Plymouth Company (which could settle land north of the line). London Company employee settlers established the first permanent colony in what later became the U.S. In 1620, the Pilgrims (Separating Puritans) and some others [called by the Puritans “Strangers”] who preferred to le ...
... New Jersey) and the Plymouth Company (which could settle land north of the line). London Company employee settlers established the first permanent colony in what later became the U.S. In 1620, the Pilgrims (Separating Puritans) and some others [called by the Puritans “Strangers”] who preferred to le ...
View PDF - Circleville City Schools
... a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. But because of corruption, they mostly evaded the taxes and undercut the intention of the tax — that the English product would be cheaper than that from the French West Indies. This hurt the British West Indies market in molasses ...
... a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. But because of corruption, they mostly evaded the taxes and undercut the intention of the tax — that the English product would be cheaper than that from the French West Indies. This hurt the British West Indies market in molasses ...
PowerPoint for Unit 1
... John Calvin: predestination Central authority was the Bible, not Church leaders The Reformation was important for two reasons: 1. It hastened the development of nationalism by fragmenting the unity of Catholic authority over Europe 2. It triggered several vicious battles over religion – provoked peo ...
... John Calvin: predestination Central authority was the Bible, not Church leaders The Reformation was important for two reasons: 1. It hastened the development of nationalism by fragmenting the unity of Catholic authority over Europe 2. It triggered several vicious battles over religion – provoked peo ...
New England
... They founded Boston, which is the most important town in New England 1630- 1640 – 20,000 settlers came to the area called the Great Migration ...
... They founded Boston, which is the most important town in New England 1630- 1640 – 20,000 settlers came to the area called the Great Migration ...
The American Colonies
... representative government to attract colonists. The southern region of the Carolinas grew rich off its ties to the sugar islands, while the poorer northern region was composed mainly of farmers. The conflicts between the regions eventually led to the colony being split into North and South Carolina. ...
... representative government to attract colonists. The southern region of the Carolinas grew rich off its ties to the sugar islands, while the poorer northern region was composed mainly of farmers. The conflicts between the regions eventually led to the colony being split into North and South Carolina. ...
Unit 2 – Foundations of American Govt Notes
... We, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies a ...
... We, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies a ...