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13 Colonies Guided Notes

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Cornell Notes Guided Notes ? ?The 13 Colonies? Glue onto Page: ______ Introduction England?s ___________ ___________ were located on the Atlantic Coast in-between French ___________ and Spanish ___________. The Thirteen Colonies can be divided into three regions. Each region was unique and gave the English a wide variety of opportunities and ?personalities.? New England ? Climate, Resources & People Long ___________ & rocky soils ? Fishing, ___________, Trade, and ___________ ? Heavy reliance on the Atlantic Ocean ? people relied on ___________ Farming ? produced enough for themselves + a little extra for trading ? settlers from England made up the largest groups of the region?s population ? John ___________, Benjamin ___________, ___________ Rush African Americans

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The Unhealthy Chesapeake Disease cut off 10 years life expectancy for the early settlers in the Chesapeake Half the people born in Virginia and Maryland in its early years didn?t live t see their 20th bday Majority of early settlers were single men in their teens or early 20?s Men outnumbered women 6:1 Very few families Later gained an immunity to the diseases The Tobacco Economy Intense cultivation caused the soil to exhaust Caused demand for more land More Indian attacks Prices on tobacco dropped when it became more abundant (1.5 million pounds annually) Caused the need for more labor Indians died too quickly when near whites Blacks were too expensive Used indentured servants Frustrated Freemen and Bacon?s Rebellion

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England?s Imperial Stirrings Religious conflict raised between Spain and England when England became primarily Protestant, while Spain was Catholic. Ireland sided with Spain (both catholic) to rid England of their Protestant queen England crushed the Irish uprising, sending Protestant Scottish and English landlords to take control of their land. This was the beginning of many conflicts between Irish and English Elizabeth Energizes England Queen Elizabeth encouraged her sailors to attack Spanish ships and take their plunder, to spread Protestantism. English?s first attempt at colonization was in Newfoundland. Failed because its promoter died at sea

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What characterized the government in Pennsylvania under William Penn? ALL OF THESE Why was Roger Williams forced in exile by the Puritans? He believed in the complete separation of church and state Harvard College was founded to train ministers Who dissented from the Puritans and followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island? Anne Hutchinson Who were the proprietors? They were English elites who were responsible for settling, governing, and defending certain colonies Which of the following epitomized the democratic nature of New England government? The town meeting What characterized the first generation of New England land settlement? Households situated in the village, with farmland placed outside the village

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Chesapeake An area home to the first American colonies, profitable to tobacco farmers. headright system Whoever paid the passage of a laborer received 50 acres. indentured servant Whites who sold their labor for 5-7 years for passage to America. Nathaniel Bacon A white planter who led a rebellion, killing natives and burning Jamestown. Governor Berkeley The Virginia governor who punished the rebels of Bacon?s troop. Middle Passage The transatlantic sea voyage bringing slaves to the New World. Royal African Company A company that lost its monopoly in selling slaves to the colonists. ringshout A West African religious dance that contributed to the development of jazz. ?FFVs? First Families of Virginia, which dominated real estate and legislature.

Slavery FRQ

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Tenny 3 Jackson Tenny Slavery Free Response Essay Slavery was an economic and social system that shaped both the black and white society in the United Sates from its origins in 1619 Jamestown to its abolition by the 13th Amendment in 1865. For two and a half centuries, slavery affected family life, social status, wealth and political power in the South. Men, women and children were affected by the ?peculiar institution? and the economics of ?King Cotton?, especially after the invention of the cotton gin. Life for everyone in the Antebellum (pre-civil war) South totally revolved around slavery.

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Masters and Slaves In the South during the first half of the 19th century, an elite group of whites dominated the society and made profits on the labor of black slaves The Divided Society of the Old South Slavery?s existence in the old South rested upon inequality People living within the realm of a slave-based economy were granted status according to class and caste A diverse spectrum existed between planters and field hands The World of Southern Blacks Slaves, struggling against tremendous odds, managed to create a full, rich culture Slaves created a community that made psychic survival possible Slaves? Daily Life and Labor 90% of South?s 4 million slaves worked on plantations with the rest working in industry or in cities

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Southern Society at 1860 Group Size Notes Large planters (1000 or more acres) Less than 1% of the total number of white families The wealthiest class in all of America, the large planters exercised social and political power far beyond their percentage of the population. Most owned 50 slaves or more. Planters (100-1000 acres) Perhaps 3% of white families Usually owned 20-49 slaves. Provided many political leaders and controlled much of the wealth of the South Small slaveholders About 20% of white families Owning fewer than 20 slaves, the small slaveholders were primarily farmers, though some were merchants in Southern towns. Nonslaveholding whites About 75% of white families Yeoman farmers. They owned their small pieces

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