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Ch 1. Continued, British N. America & the Colonies

Ch 1. Continued, British N. America & the Colonies. I hope they have a Starbucks here. Great change for all involved would mark the era of British settlement in North America. Colonists will fight among themselves & against the Indians. The seeds of rebellion would be planted…….

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Ch 1. Continued, British N. America & the Colonies

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  1. Ch 1. Continued, British N. America & the Colonies I hope they have a Starbucks here. Great change for all involved would mark the era of British settlement in North America. Colonists will fight among themselves & against the Indians. The seeds of rebellion would be planted……..

  2. Early Settlements

  3. Early Settlements • Jamestown, VA. 1607- founded by joint stock company (business) • Was to harvest tobacco/other products • Used indentured servants and slaves

  4. New England, 1620- founded by religious Puritans Society based on STRICT morals, intolerant to other beliefs 1st landed in Plymouth, MA. Founded Massachusetts Bay Colony John Winthrop, major Puritan leader Had MAJOR issues with Natives Early Settlements WINTHROP! FINE! I’ll go to church!

  5. John Wintrhop: • “for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us” • Felt the Puritans had a mission to form a pure society to be a model for the world

  6. Puritan Leader Dr. Cotton Mather: • “It was supposed that no less than 600 Pequot souls were brought down to Hell that day.” • Used Bible verses like Romans 13:2 to justify murder of Natives who resisted them: ”Whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation

  7. Early Settlements • Dutch Colonies- settled in New Netherlands (New York, New Jersey), eventually sold land to British • Quakers in Pennsylvania- led by William Penn, most open & accepting colony • Rhode Island- founder Roger Williams promoted religious freedom, paid Indians for land William Penn Williams

  8. King Phillip’s War • Indian alliance against settlers in New England in 1675 • Indian Chief Metacomet (nicknamed King Phillip by English) led Indians • Lasted 2 years, Indians eventually wore down, lost • Set precedent that settlers would slowly overtake Indian land through conflict

  9. English Laws Clash with Indian Custom • Maryland Indian response to English laws calling for an Indian accused of killing someone to report to an English court in Maryland (1635): • “It is the manner amongst us Indians, that if any such accident happen, wee doe redeeme the life of a man that is so slaine, with 100 armes length of Beades and since that you are heere strangers, and come into our Countrey, you should rather conform yourselves to the Customes of our Countrey, than impose yours upon us…” • Who do you think is right/why?

  10. Colonial Growth • Mercantilism- made colonies valuable to Europe by mid-1700’s • Slave Labor increased in south • Navigation Acts (1651)- tightened English control over colonists exports, annoyed colonists

  11. Slave Trade • Triangular Trade- transfer of slaves and goods between Caribbean/Colonies, Europe, Africa. • Middle Passage across Atlantic was used. • Southern economies used large # of field laborers

  12. Triangular Trade, Middle Passage

  13. Slave Ship Quarters

  14. And you thought your childhood was rough?

  15. Enlightenment • Enlightenment (1700’s)- led to more scientific research/thinking, pursuit of reason and science in understanding the world • Isaac Newton, Copernicus, John Locke • Challenged religion • Thomas Jefferson proposed idea of “natural rights” of man • Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness Jefferson • Ben Franklin was a major Enlightenment thinker • “Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.” • Ben Franklin in Poor Richard’s Almanac

  16. Great Awakening • Great Awakening (1700’s)- religious reaction to Enlightenment thinkers, commercialism, materialism in society • Puritans & Christian thinkers felt society was threatened • Led religious revival • Jonathan Edwards was a major voice • “To go to Heaven…is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here” • - Jon Edwards

  17. Result of Great Awakening/Enlightenment • Open discussion/challenging of religious thought • Led to questioning of authority of British Monarchy • Central church authority weakened • New, smaller faiths and churches appear

  18. French related well w/Natives Were fair in trade, didn’t try to change French & Indians fought British for Ohio River Valley 1763, British win, gain Canada, central US and Miss. River French & Indian War, 1754

  19. Result of French& Indian War • British Proclamation of 1763 • banned colonists from expanding into Indian Territory • Angered colonists and was ignored • Colonists felt more “American” than British after war • Indians suffered greatly, Pontiac led Indian rebellion but was crushed

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