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American Colonies: Prelude
to RevolutionsBy: Aubree Balkan
American Colonies 13: Glorious Revolutions
“Glorious Revolutions” depicted a spontaneous uprising by a united English people
Maryland hosted the third and smallest but most successful colonial uprising of 1689
Virginia and the English West Indies did not rebel despite the grievances with high taxes and arbitrary governors
American Colonies 14: Trade
18th century, trade within the empire became more complex
The wealth of colonial regions varied directly and positively with the number of slaves
The improvement flow of information and more complex patterns of commerce boosted economic growth in colonies
American Colonies 15: Race
Before 1740, no ministers challenged the slave system or even bothered to try and convert them to Christianity
A few unite evangelicals overtly challenged the slave system
Only the Quakers tried to fulfill the radical racial implications
American Colonies 17: Texas
French traders came to the Great Plains river to trade with the village people, offering guns and ammunition for buffalo hides and slaves
Spanish did not recognize how overmatched they had become to the Indians
For one generation, the missions prospered in San Antonio
American Colonies 18: Empire of Liberty
Many colonist feared a civil war until the American Revolution War began in 1775
Less populous colonies remained loyal to British protection when the civil war erupted in 1775
1763, British prevailed in the imperial wars to dominate North America
American Colonies 19: Russians
Russians expanded eastward across Siberia during the 16th and 17th century
Russians relied on Siberian tribal peoples to kill sable
Russians tried to easily establish an American empire by appearing before the Indians as kinder and gentle colonizers