1 / 6

US History

US History. Chapter 4 Section 2. English Rule…. James II – attempted to take back power for the monarchy Glorious Revolution - Parliament forced him out and replaced him with William and Mary English Bill of Rights – sign by William and Mary guaranteeing basic rights to all people

lori
Download Presentation

US History

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. US History Chapter 4 Section 2

  2. English Rule… • James II – attempted to take back power for the monarchy • Glorious Revolution - Parliament forced him out and replaced him with William and Mary • English Bill of Rights – sign by William and Mary guaranteeing basic rights to all people • North American Colonies (economic resource) • Mercantilism – idea that wealth is power • Export – to sell abroad • Import – bought from foreign markets • Navigation Acts – laws that insured England would profit form the colonies • Smuggling – trading illegally with other nations

  3. Colonial Government(s) • Two Principles of English Government • Magna Carta – (1215) established limited gov’t • Limited Government • Representative Government • Charter Colonies – established by settlers who were given a charter • Given rights and privileges • Allowed to elect their own governors • Proprietary Colonies - ruled by proprietors (owners) • Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania • Proprietors could rule as they wished • Royal Colonies – owned by the British government • Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina • Voting Rights • White men who owned property • No votes: women, indentured servants, landless poor, slaves • Still, the highest population contribution in European countries

  4. A New Culture • Great Awakening – call to return to a stronger faith in the 1720-1740s • Jonathan Edwards – most notable preacher • George Whitefield – preacher at revivals • Family – foundation of colonial society • Farm was home and workplace • Men were formal head of households • Unmarried women could own and work • Apprentices – learning assistants • Education – learn to read and write • Started to help everyone read the Bible • Literacy – the ability to read and write • The New England Primer – helped reading and learning • Harvard and William and Mary – founded to train ministers

  5. Culture 2 • Enlightenment – movement based on the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society • Scientists observed, published, and experimented • Benjamin Franklin – best known American scientist • Freedom of Press • New York Weekly Journal – John Peter Zenger published a critical report about the governor and was sued for libel • Andrew Hamilton argued that free speech is a basic right of English people • Argument = ask whether it is true or not… • Jury found Zenger not guilty, beginning of freedom of press.

  6. Checking for Understanding Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. __ 1. colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted __ 2. the ability to read and write __ 3. colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle __ 4. assistant who is assigned to learn the trade of a skilled craftsman __ 5. a good sold abroad A. export B. charter colony C. proprietary colony D. apprentice E. literacy C Section 2-22 E B D A Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers.

More Related