economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects of life. SUPPORT: Self government: House of Burgess- this was the colonist’s first step towards self-government‚ 1619. 1619 was also the year that slave trade was
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1443 Unit One Reading 1 IDs Henretta Chapter 1 pp. 618 and Chapter 2 Identifications: Briefly define in 23 sentences each identification (person‚ place‚ event‚ idea) and explain the significance of each to the time period being studied. 1. Tribute Tribute was a way to collect goods from the groups conquered by the Aztecs. They would take advantage of the trading routes of the valley and the goods imported to them. The city displayed great wealth with the gold‚ textiles‚ cacao
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typically had shorter lifespans than their northerner men. This made it so much easier for women to own property in the south as opposed to the north‚ especially widows. As the seventeenth century progressed and plantations grew larger‚ a certain “planter aristocracy” began to develop‚ with the burgesses‚ wealthy white men‚ on top. The particulars of plantation agriculture made gaining workers predominant in any situation. Initially plantation owners attempted to use indentured servants for the labor
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CHAPTER 3 COLONIES TAKE ROOT 1587-1752 Section 1: The First English Settlements I. England Seeks Colonies -Like most of Europe in the age of exploration‚ England was a monarchy. However‚ in England‚ the power of the king or queen was limited by law and by a lawmaking body called Parliament. -Ever since the 1200s‚ English law had limited the king’s power. The king could set new taxes only with Parliament’s consent. Still‚ the king’s powers were much greater than those of
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By 1700‚ the most populous colony in English America was Virginia. 6. Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production. 7. Merchant planters reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the “headright” system. 8. For their labor in the colonies indentured servants received all of the following: a. Passage to America b. A suit of clothes c. A few barrels of
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Early American and Colonial Period to 1776 American literature begins with the orally transmitted myths‚ legends‚ tales‚ and lyrics (always songs) of Indian cultures. There was no written literature among the more than 500 different Indian languages and tribal cultures that existed in North America before the first Europeans arrived. As a result‚ Native American oral literature is quite diverse. Narratives from quasi-nomadic hunting cultures like the Navajo are different from stories of settled
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It lasted a year‚ but food shortages‚ disease and heavy casualties wore down the Native’s resistance. King Phillip (Metacom) was shot in the head by a native that allied with the English (Afterwards the Puritans displayed Metcom’s head for 20 years at Plymouth). Although one-tenth of the colonial men of military age in New England were killed‚ a higher proportion of the total population than would be killed in either the American Revolution or Civil War
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APUSH Key Terms Chapter One Conquistador- one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. Aztec Moctezuma- was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan‚ reigning from 1502 to 1520. The first contact between indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign‚ and he was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of Mexico Treaty of Tordesilas- signed at Tordesillas (now in Valladolid province‚ Spain)‚ 7 June 1494‚ divided
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Associate Level Material Appendix A Clash of Cultures Complete the grid by describing the characteristics listed in the left-side column for the five groups named. | |Native Americans |Northern Colonists |Mid-Atlantic Colonists |Southern Colonists |West Africans | |Political Structure|These societies continued to exist|Many of these were settled by | The Mid-Atlantic colonies had
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Prior to the seventeenth century‚ England did not take interest in colonizing America. These ideas soon as a consequence of the religious reformation that took place under king Henry VII’s reign. As England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church‚ changes in religious affirmation soon ensued with Protestantism as the main religion. In the coming years‚ England led a war against the neighboring Catholics of Ireland which then led to a war‚ and victory‚ against its Catholic ally: Spain. Thanks to
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