Post on 16-Jan-2016
An Emerging Colonial System
The Thirteen Colonies
Massachusetts (1692)New Hampshire (1680)Rhode Island (1630, 1691)Connecticut (1636, 1662)New York (1664)New Jersey (1674, 1702)Pennsylvania (1681)Delaware (1682, 1701)Maryland (1632)Virginia (1607)North Carolina (1663, 1729)South Carolina (1663, 1729)Georgia (1732)
Classifying the ColoniesType of Charter
__________ __________ __________
Economic basis __________ __________ vs. __________ __________ __________ / __________ / __________
Location Chesapeake Bay colonies New England colonies Middle colonies
Attitude towards religionLabor systems
Mercantilism
Core Beliefs: __________ = __________ (measured in __________ & __________) World supply of __________ & __________ is __________ __________ - __________ __________
Policies: __________ __________ of __________ __________ __________ __________ of __________ __________ __________
Role of colonies: __________ of __________ __________ for __________ __________ __________ as __________ for __________ from _______ _______ Colonies’ __________ __________ to __________ __________
The Navigation Acts
Five passed in the 17th century 1651
foreign ships from transporting goods from outside Europe to England or its colonies
third party countries' ships from transporting goods from a country elsewhere in Europe to England
1660 1663
required all European goods bound for America (or other colonies) to be shipped through England
imports of 'enumerated commodities' (such as sugar, rice, and tobacco) had to be landed and pay tax before going on to other countries
1673 1696
Increasingly __________ __________ __________Tried to force all _____ _____ to go _____ _____
The Dominion of New England
Created by James II in 1685
Sir Edmund Andros named Royal Governor
Placed all ___ ________ _______ in one __________ __________
Local __________ __________
Generated __________ __________ _________
__________ during ________ ________ (1688)
The Dominion of New England
King
James
II
Sir
Edmund
Andros
John Locke
1690
Theories of Government
Thomas Hobbes (The Leviathan – 1651) _____ of ______ = ____ Social contract between _______ & _______ _______ Contract is _______
John Locke (2nd Treatise on Government – 1690) _____ of ______ = ____ & _____ Individuals possess certain “_______ _______” Social contract between _______ _______ of _______ _______ created by _______ to _______ _______ Citizens have the _______ and the _______ to change the
________ if it _____ to fulfill its ______ or becomes a ________
Powers of the Governor
Absolute _______ over _______Power over the _______
Determined when & where it would meet Could _______ _______ Could _______ _______ Could _______ _______ _______
Power of the judiciary Could _______ _______ _______ _______ and _______ _______
_______ & _______ ______________ the _______
Powers of the Assemblies
_______ _______
_______ _______
_______ _______ _______
Voting in the Colonies
Assemblies chosen by _______ _______
Religious tests _______ after 1689
Modest _______ _______
Most _______, _______ _______ could vote
Who could not vote? _______ _______ _______ _______
French Settlement Characteristics
_______ _______
Much _______ _______ than _______
Developed _______ _______ w/ _______ _______
Built _______ _______ rather than _______
Acted as _______ between _______
Gained _______ _______ _______
The Wars for Empire
King William’s War (1689-1697) War of the League of Augsburg War of the English Succession
Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) The War of Spanish Succession
King George’s War (1744-1748) The War of Austrian Succession
The French and Indian War (1754-1763) The Seven Years’ War The Great War for Empire
Relations between England and her colonies
_______ not _______ _______
_______ _______ exercised _______ _______
British laws ___ always _______ _______ in colonies
Colonies developed _______ & _______ _______ that were _______ _______
Colonists were _______, but sometimes _______ _______
Colonies had not been _______ (or _____) to ____ ___ _____ of _______ _______ _______