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Carolina began to prosper due to ties to the West Indies, mainly due to the great natural harbor at Charleston. The Barbados slave codes strict rules to regulate slaves were imported to Carolina. The slave trade prospered as well. Africans were shipped in from the West Indies. For example, a Rhode Island town had Indian slaves in Tobacco could not be grown in Carolina, but rice could. Rice became the main crop there. African slaves were sought to work the rice plantations, due to a their resistance to malaria and just as importantly, b their knowledge of and experience with rice.

Charleston flourished and quickly took on an aristocratic air. Prosperity brought something of a pompous flavor. This is one reason that the northern section of Carolina eventually split—they were much more down-to-the-earth folks. Carolina had occasional trouble with nearby Florida. Florida was foreign land and held Indians and Spaniards—both enemies to the English. Still, Carolina held on. These North Carolinians began to develop their own sense of who they were… They were independent-minded.

This was typical of a small farmer who scratched his own living out of the soil. This was due to… They were geographically isolated and on their own. So in , North and South Carolina were separated officially.

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Indian—white troubles… The Tuscarora Indians attacked in The Carolinians successfully defended themselves. The Indians were sold into slavery. The foothills and Appalachian Mountains would be the next Indian vs. Florida was considered a wild, unpredictable, and dangerous land with Spaniards, runaway slaves, and Indians, all hostile to the American colonies. As well as being a buffer zone, Georgia held the goal of being a place where debtors could get a second chance. It was also a dumping ground for English criminals. Missionaries tried to convert the Indians to Christianity.

John Wesley , the founder of Methodism, was the best known of these missionaries. Georgia began humbly, and grew slowly, but it did survive. The Plantation Colonies Slavery took place in all of the plantation colonies down South. Forests frequently stunted the growth of cities. Schools and churches, and even towns, were often stunted since Southerners were so spread out. Crops were grown as such: Tobacco — in the Chesapeake region Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina Rice and indigo — in the tidewater region of South Carolina and Georgia As a general rule, the plantation South permitted a good deal of religious freedom.

Southerners were more interested in making money and growing crops than worrying over church doctrine. Indian conflicts were frequent. The Iroquois The Iroquois consisted of five tribes: The tribes united into the "Iroquois Confederation" under the legendary leader Hiawatha.

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The confederation was very strong and was a force when threatened by the whites. Eventually, the whites' disease, whiskey, and weapons threatened the Iroquois' survival. The Iroquois lived in "longhouses.

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The war's of colonial America ripped the Iroquois lifestyle apart. Many fled to Canada and others went to lives on reservations. Like many Indians, reservation life was a pitiful mix of depression, alcoholism, poverty, and feuding. A prophet named Handsome Lake had a vision. He then convinced his people to change their ways. His influence still lives in the "Longhouse" religion.

Chapter 03 - Settling the Northern Colonies. Luther had several challenges to the Roman church. It said only the predestined would go to Heaven. An odd irony was created: He started the Protestant Church of England. This is the point that separates Puritans from Pilgrims. By contrast, the Pilgrims were Separatists. His reasoning was that if this group of people were willing to defy him as their spiritual leader, they might also defy him as their political leader.

They first moved to Holland with intentions of simply living there. This was understandable, of course, but they wanted their kids to grow up English. They struck a deal with the Virginia Company and set sail from Holland aboard the Mayflower. One person was born on the trip and one died.

They were supposed to head to Virginia, but arrived off of the coast of New England in Wisely, the Pilgrims carefully surveyed for possible sites. This was the first form of self-government in New England and laid the foundation that America would be run by Americans. The winter of was brutal to the Pilgrims.

By spring, only 44 out of the were still alive. Unlike the Jamestown settlers, who had a similar first winter and wanted to return to England in the spring, the Pilgrims were determined to stay. They worked and prayed diligently the following year, gained some help and seeds from friendly Massasoit Indians, and grew a bountiful harvest—the first Thanksgiving. William Bradford , was selected as governor of the Plymouth colony 30 times in annual elections. Plymouth began humbly, but survived.

Its economy was based on fur trapping, fishing, and lumber. Plymouth never grew large, and in , it merged with the much larger Massachusetts Bay Colony. This would become the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The charter was brought to America and used it like a constitution. This was another first step toward self-government made in Massachusetts. The Puritans came in much larger numbers than the Pilgrims—about 11, Puritans. The Puritans were well-equipped and industrious people. Similar to Plymouth, the Bay Colony enjoyed good leadership, stability, and growth. The colony thrived and grew with an economy based on fur trading, fishing, and shipbuilding.

Non-church member men, and all women, were excluding from voting. There was the belief that the common man was incapable of voting wisely. Puritans also wanted to retain government control in the hands of the church—hence the rule of church membership. Gaining church membership, by the way, only occurred when the church members voted you in.

The Bible Commonwealth had its ways… Sermons, like those by John Cotton, were stern but moving, and clearly drew the line of right and wrong, Heaven and hell, saints and sinners. For example, one couple was fined 20 shillings for kissing in public. The devil, sin, and hell were very real, very serious, easily fallen into, and had to be constantly guarded against. Quakers challenged Puritan authority and were given fines, floggings, or banishment. Women were not supposed to question authority and certainly not to speak out.

She was put on trial in , and claimed to have received these revelations from God—even higher heresy. Hutchinson was banished and moved to startup Rhode Island where religious freedom was new and favorable. Hutchinson was eventually killed by Indians in New York. Questioning dealings with the Indians. He had to go. This strain of independence became their point of unity. The colony was officially chartered in This document later became a model for the U. It later joined Connecticut. In , Maine was annexed by Massachusetts. Maine remained part of Massachusetts for nearly years.

In , New Hampshire was annexed by Massachusetts. New Hampshire remained part of Massachusetts until when the king separated it. Initial relations with the natives were friendly. A white—Wampanoag peace agreement was signed. This treaty, along with the first Thanksgiving, became the standard symbolic of good white—Indian relations and gave hope for good relations in the future. Incidents began to ripple through New England as more and more English settlers moved in. The war raged when whites wiped out a Pequot village on the Mystic River in Connecticut. All told, the Pequots were nearly wiped out as a tribe.

After criticism of the attack, Puritans attempted to convert Indians to Christianity. Aside from disease, disunity was the Indians top weakness. Metacom and his warriors attacked English villages, usually on the frontier. His wife and son were sold into slavery. He finally suffered a complete defeat when his village was surrounded and destroyed. He was beheaded and drawn-and-quartered. His head rested on a pike in Plymouth, on display for years.

The confederation was weak but noteworthy in that it was a large step toward American unity. The colonies were basically allowed to be semi-autonomous commonwealths. Charles II, after being restored to the British throne, intended to tighten his control over the colonies. He was surprised to find how deeply independence had begun to run in the American colonies, especially in Massachusetts.

As a slap-in-the-face to Massachusetts, the king gave Connecticut a sea-to-sea charter in ; then also charted lowly Rhode Island in He was openly associated with the Church of England—much despised by the Puritans. His soldiers spoke profanities and drank heavily. Puritanical Boston was nonplussed. Andros was quick to lay the law: He revoked land titles. He rid the local assemblies and taxed the people without any representation. This effectively pulled the rug out from underneath Andros and the Dominion.

The Dominion of New England fell apart. Andros dressed like a woman and tried to sneak away, but his boots betrayed him beneath his dress. Changed did come, though not as the Puritans had hoped. Massachusetts gained a new charter, but their pride had been stung. The s were the Golden Age for the Dutch. They set out to make themselves a world power, not military so much as economically. For protection, the company built army of 10, men and a fleet of ships. The West India Company was much smaller and weaker. They found it easier and profitable to do as much raiding as trading.

New Amsterdam was set up as a company town—a trading post at the mouth of the Hudson River. As a result of these large patroonships, New Amsterdam developed an aristocratic flavor. New Amsterdam attracted a mix of people unlike Massachusetts. A French Jesuit missionary recorded 18 different languages being spoken in the city. A wall was built across the northern edge of the post to fend off Indians. The street along the wall became Wall Street. It never amounted to much. New Sweden left its mark in the form of place names, the log cabin, and a mix of some Swedish blood.

To solidify the claim, a British fleet appeared off of New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant was forced to surrender without a shot. New Netherland was over. And also, the Dutch left the traditions of Easter eggs, Santa Claus, waffles, sauerkraut, bowling, sleighing, skating, and golf kolf. They clashed with religious and civil rule because they refused to pay taxes that would go to the Church of England. They met in simple meeting houses without a formal preacher, and simply spoke up when so moved. To some they appeared stubborn; perhaps they were, but they were devoted to their faith.

In , he was awarded a large tract of land by the king. Pennsylvania was the best-advertised colony. It attracted many people and prospered. Quaker Pennsylvania and Its Neighbors The colony officially began in , but there were already thousands of squatters on the land. It enjoyed wide boulevards and planned streets. He bought large tracts from Chief Tammany, patron saint of the later Tammany Hall.

But, Quaker good-will would be taken advantage of. Less-idealistic folks treated the Indians as savages, most notably, the rough Scots-Irish. The death penalty was allowed only for murder or treason. They were the first group to formally take a stand against slavery. Combined with good land, a friendly attitude, free religion, etc. Virginia was the only colony with more people and more money by Penn himself was not much appreciated in Pennsylvania.

He was at times jailed for treason or debt. He suffered a stroke and died a paralytic, full of sorrow. Next-door neighbors New Jersey and Delaware also prospered. They all held fertile soil and large tracts of land. They were, of course, geographically in the middle. Landholdings were of the midsize range—smaller than the South but bigger than New England. Benjamin Franklin , became the premier child of Philadelphia, and America. The English The population of England was mushrooming in the s.

People had to move somewhere. Some came due to the decline in the wool trade. The idea was that slave labor, being permanent, was more economically sound. Late in the 17th century, as the supply of indentured servants slowly ran out, the southerners resolved to employ black slaves. The Puritans came as family units, not so much as single men.

They brought with them the traditions or varied the flavor of their local communities, which could vary substantially. For instance, Marblehead, MA became an exclusive fishing village. Rowley, MA became a textile town as had been their village back in England. Ipswich, MA saw leaders rule with an iron hand whereas Newbury, MA saw leaders rarely win a reelection.

Chapter 04 - American Life in the Seventeenth Century. The work there was hard and the climate was muggy. Diseases such as malaria, dysentery, and typhoid took their deadly toll. The ratio was 6: Grandparents were unknown since lives were often cut short. Still, Virginia persisted and grew to be the most populous colony with 59, people. The Tobacco Economy Though hard on people, the Chesapeake was ideal for cultivation of tobacco.

Exports rose from 1. The solution was to simply plant and grow, even more tobacco. This meant land was being gobbled by the rich, and running out for the poor. Initially, indentured servitude provided the labor for the tobacco. Life for an indentured servant was tough, but they had had of freedom and their own land when their seven years of service were done. As time wore on and labor became a premium, masters became intent on extending contracts or less willing to award a servant a plot of land.

This would be the beginnings of race-based slavery—as indentured servants decreased, slavery went on the rise. These men were young, white, landless, jobless, womanless and frustrated. Essentially, their goal was to get land and get married. In , Bacon led about 1, men in a revolt. Many of these men had settled on the frontier where Indian attacks were frequent.

The poor men wanted land from the Indians. After some riotous success, Bacon suddenly died of disease. With the leader gone, Berkeley struck back and crushed the rebellion. Only , were brought to North America. Things were changing in the late s however, as indentured servitude was being replaced by black slaves. By , the circumstances reached the tipping point. Wages in England went up, so fewer young men came to America. Americans were fearful of another Bacon-like revolt. In the mids, black slaves coming to America outnumbered white immigrants for the first time.

Simply put, in the s, the African slave trade quickened considerably. Most slaves came from the coast of West Africa. Lastly, they were distributed to North, Central, and South America or the islands. In the modern day U. A few of the earliest slaves gained freedom, some even owned slaves themselves. Eventually, the chances of freedom dwindled. As time wore, questions of slave ownership arose.

Africans in America Life for a slave in the Deep South was harsh. Health conditions and labor drained life. Rice and indigo plantations, such as in South Carolina, were even more brutal than tobacco. Certain words joined English: Music was unique too with rhythmic beats, the banjo, and bongo drums. These were the ancestors of jazz. Some slaves became exceptionally skilled in their trade such as carpentry, bricklaying, or tanning leather. Most slaves were simply hard laborers in the fields though. Desiring freedom, blacks rose in revolt on occasion. In New York City, , a slave revolt killed a dozen whites.

But, they were intercepted by the militia. Overall, these revolts were rather small, scattered, and controlled. Southern Society As time wore on, a rich—poor gap emerged and was widening in the South. A social hierarchy had developed in the South. Such families owned huge tracts of land and dominated politics in the House of Burgesses. Running a plantation had endless problems and issues to deal with on a daily basis.

They were the largest social group in number. They held small plots of land and, maybe if they had a bit of money, 1 or 2 slaves. These hapless folks were often freed indentured servants. Their numbers were dwindling. They had no rights and no hope of gaining any. Cities were few and far between in the South. Schools and churches were also rare. This was mainly due to the plantations and farms being so spread out.

Water was clean and temperatures cooler. Life expectancies there reached to over 70 years old. Families immigrated to New England unlike single people in the Chesapeake. This made for stability. Women married in their early twenties, then gave birth about every 2 years until menopause. An average woman would give birth to 10 children and expect to raise 8 of them; the other 2 would die at birth or infancy. Women wielded little power outside of the home. In the South, women often had it a bit better because a the male—female ratio favored the ladies, and b men often died young and the woman could inherit the money.

New England women were dominated by the men. Women could not participate in the church as leaders or voters in the congregation the Bible instructs that men run the church, not both genders. Life in the New England Towns In keeping with the Puritan ways toward order, town life was very structured. A new town was first formally chartered by authorities rather than just plopping into existence. Education was valued by New Englanders. Towns of at least 50 families built primary schools. Towns of families built secondary schools.

Its motivation was to train men for the ministry. The self-ruling church found it easy to become a self-ruling democratic government. In 17th century New England, all aspects of life were seen through religious eyes. In , a few girls claimed to have been bewitched by a Caribbean woman practicing voodoo. Names were named, rumors spread, and innocent people were accused of being witches. Hysteria took hold and twenty people were executed.

By , the Salem residents saw the recklessness for what it was and called it off. Slavery was tried, but since it wasn't really needed, it fizzled out. Rivers ran short and fast in New England. This would later prove useful to industry to power water mills. White New Englanders felt they were destined to use the land to their benefit. Fishing became a major industry. New England is said to have been founded on "God and cod. They found life in America to be simple and practical. Despite having to work hard for a simple life, their lives were still likely better than in Europe.

From African to African-American Africans brought much of their culture across the ocean—language, music, food. Africans worked in the rice fields of South Carolina due to a their knowledge of the crop and b their resistance to disease as compared to Indians. Early African slaves to America were men and sometimes gained their freedom similar to indentured servants. By the s, slavery had been institutionalized and freedom was uncommon. Men worked in the fields. Women also worked in the fields, as well as domestic jobs like weaving, spinning, sewing, and cooking.

Slaves usually became Christian, but mixed parts of their native African religion in. African-American culture influenced the arts. The s popular dance has African-American roots. Christian songs with themes of liberation were especially popular. They could sometimes be a code to mark the arrival of a guide to freedom. The best example of African-American influence of music is seen in jazz. Chapter 05 - Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution. In , there were 2. Their average age was about 16 due mainly to having several children.

By , a few had settled in Tennessee and Kentucky. A Mingling of the Races Colonial America was mostly English by origin, but other ethnicities were also present. The Germans were mostly Protestant usually Lutheran. Back across the ocean, these strong-willed folks had been transplanted into Northern Ireland. But, they banged heads with the Catholic Irish there and never felt at home. So, they emigrated to America. They typically moved inland in America up to the Appalachian foothills. They squatted on the land and bickered with Indians and whites over ownership.

The Scots-Irish were a hot-headed, but hardy people. When the War for Independence began, many became revolutionaries. Even early on, the Americans were taking on a mosaic of races and ethnicities. Wars brought more riches to merchants. As well as creating riches, these wars created widows and orphans who eventually turned to charity for support. Landless whites who owned no land and either worked for a landowner or rented land to farm. Indentured servants of America were the paupers and the criminals sent to the New World. Black slaves were at the bottom of the social ladder with no rights or hopes up moving up or even gaining freedom.

Clerics, Physicians, and Jurists The clergy or priests were the most respected group in colonial days. They had less power in than in earlier days, but still held high esteem. Physicians or doctors were usually not looked upon with much respect. Smallpox struck 1 in 5 people including George Washington even though a basic inoculation had been formed in Lawyers were looked upon with scorn—as being hucksters or scoundrels. Criminals often would represent themselves in court rather than get a lawyer.

As the revolution neared, the usefulness of lawyers to get things done started to become apparent. In the Chesapeake of Maryland and Virginia, tobacco was the staple. New York exported 80, barrels of flour annually. Fishing and whaling was prosperous, especially in New England. The Grand Banks off Newfoundland had immense numbers of cod. Trade began to flourish. Yankee merchants were active and known as hard dealers. Manufacturing was not as important. There were a wide variety of small enterprises though. Good laborers were hard to find and prized once they were found.

Lumbering was probably the top manufacturing industry. The British crown sometimes reserved the best American trees to be used as British masts—even though there were countless other trees, this bothered the Americans. Americans turned to bribes smuggling to work around the act.

However, it did foreshadow more taxes and more troubles to come, later in the s.

Horsepower and Sailpower Roads were scarce and pitifully poor. Thus, travel was sluggish. Roads were dust bowls in the summer and mud bogs in the winter. For example, it took Ben Franklin 9 days to go from Boston to Philadelphia while traveling by sailboat, rowboat, and foot. Travel by water, either along the coast or via rivers, was common and useful. Taverns sprang up along roadways and any intersections. They served multiple uses: A crude mail system emerged. The mail traveled slowly, and sometimes was read by bored or curious letter carriers.

The Anglican brand of religion was more worldly than Puritanical New England. Sermons were shorter and hellfire was less hot. The College of William and Mary was founded to train clergy in Anglicans did not have an American bishop to ordain the American clergymen. The idea of starting an American bishopric was violently opposed by non-Anglicans as the Revolution drew close. It was established in each New England colony except Rhode Island. Presbyterianism , a kin of Congregationalism, was common but never an official religion.

Religion, which used to be the burning issue in New England, was beginning to take a backseat to politics. It tried to bring the people back to fundamental Christianity and save souls. He painted vivid pictures of hell. Whitefield was an amazing speaker—he brought people to tears, cheers, convulsions, and to the offering plates. His goal was to strike at sinners, have them repent ask forgiveness , and turn their faith to Christ. New Light universities sprang up: Princeton, Brown, Rutgers, and Dartmouth.

New Lights encouraged a new wave of missionary work amongst the Indians. It brought Americans together largely without regard to class and united them with a common history and experience. Schools and Colleges New England placed the most value on education. This was the case since colleges trained the clergymen. In the other colonies, time was spent farming and working, not wasted on schooling. Still, there were fairly good elementary and secondary schools in all of the colonies.

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These schools were for the rich, and mostly for boys. The topics of study: Reason was out, dogma was in. The mood at school was serious and somber. Discipline was fast and harsh. The influences of the church was considerable, but waning… In New England, the top priority of colleges was still to train men for the ministry. Ben Franklin helped start the University of Pennsylvania, the first non-denominational university.

Provincial Culture Work and worry farming and fear of Indians left little time for recreation. What little time was leftover, was spent on religion, not wasted on arts and literature. Painting was looked upon as a waste of time. He still went to Europe to be trained in art. He also was curator of a museum, a taxidermist of birds, and a dentist.

Architecture in America was a transplanted from Europe and b focused on the practical rather than stylish. The log cabin from Sweden was simple, frontier-friendly, cheap, and cozy. The Georgian style began around and became popular in towns with its red bricks—solid and well insulated. Colonial literature was sparse. Americans wasted little time writing and focused on working. She was a slave girl with no formal education. But, she did travel to England and get a book of poetry published. These accomplishments were amazing considering her many obstacles.

It tells something about Americans—they frowned on literature but loved the practical sayings and advice of an almanac. Pamphlets were more common. As the revolution drew near, printers hand-cranked pamphlets. These were popular ways to keep on top of current events. He printed unflattering things about the governor of New York.

Zenger was arrested for seditious libel. Three colonies had governors selected by proprietors. Nearly each colony had a two-house legislature. The lower house was filled by election by the people. Most governors were effective. A few were corrupt. He was a drunkard, spendthrift, grafter, embezzler, religious bigot, and cross-dressing fool. The right to vote was expanding. It was still limited to white males only, but to more white males. But, the land requirement was gone. Colonial Folkways Life for most Americans was tough, with few comforts.

Churches had no heat no fireplace. There was no garbage disposal system. Work and play mixed during house or barn-raisings, quilting bees, husking bees, flaxing bees, apple parings, and the like. Southerners enjoyed stage plays, card playing, horse racing, cockfighting, and fox hunting. Lotteries were accepted, even by the clergy, because they were used to raise money for the church or colleges.

Holidays were celebrated across the colonies. New Englanders frowned on Christmas, however, as being too aligned with the Pope. They were poor but heavily taxed by the English. This added to a long list of reasons the Scots disliked the English. Fed up, the Scots moved to Ulster, in Ireland. So, the Scots packed up and moved to America. As if they wanted to distance themselves from Britain as far as possible, the Scots moved into and spread along the Appalachian piedmont region.

Pennsylvania was a hot spot since tolerance was high there. The Scots-Irish were tough, independent, ruddy people—perfect for frontier life, blazing new lands, and building America out of the forests. Though independent-minded, religion tied the Scots-Irish together. They were Protestant, usually of the Presbyterian denomination. Their disdain for England also bonded them. This fact became of great use when the Revolution broke out. The Scots-Irish were passionately against England and for independence. Chapter 06 - The Duel for North America.

French were tardy due because during the 16th century they suffered foreign wars and issues at home. So, the French landed in the St.

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He helped the Huron defeat their enemy, the Iroquois. His alliance with the Huron would become a problem later with the British in the French and Indian War. The French peasants were too poor to get themselves across the ocean. The Huguenots were not permitted to emigrate. The beaver population eventually began to run thin. Catholic missionaries tried to convert Indians to Christianity. It reached from the headwaters of the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico. There they had forts and trading posts at Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes.

The Clash of Empires England got into some mini-wars in the s with various other nations. Both sides recruited Indian allies. Both sides agreed that America wasn't worth risking regular troops. It pinned the French down to the settlements along the St. It gave the British trading rights with Spanish Florida. The war was small and played out in the Caribbean and the buffer colony of Georgia. The British invaded Ft. Louisbourg guarding the entrance to New France and took it. The peace treaty gave Louisbourg back to the French.

The English were outraged. The land was sandwiched between British and French colonies. The land was very fertile and therefore very valuable. Washington got into a skirmish, built Ft. Necessity, fought guerilla-style, and was forced to surrender after 10 hours. They migrated as far south as New Orleans and became known as the "Cajuns.

But, the French and Indian War had begun. Many Americans sought strength in unity. To unite or not was a hot topic however. There, Ben Franklin led the delegates toward unity. His famous " Join or Die " cartoon of a disjointed snake symbolizing the colonies illustrated his point. His plan eventually failed though, because the colonies were reluctant to give up their sovereignty or power. Still, it was a big step toward unity—one that'd be repeated later on. Braddock's men were ambushed en route to the battle and nearly wiped out. Braddock himself was killed.

Only Washington's men using "Indian tactics" guerilla fighting prevented a total catastrophe. Rewards were offered to whites for Indian scalps. British defeats mounted as they tried unsuccessfully to take wilderness posts. He replaced old, cautious officers with young, daring officers. Louisbourg fell in This was like cutting the root and letting the vine wither because all French supplies funneled past Louisbourg.

Quebec was considered impenetrable with its bluffs. The Battle of Quebec was a red letter event in British and American history. After Montreal fell to the British in , it was all but over. France was allowed to keep sugar plantations in the West Indies and 2 islands in the St. Lawrence for fishing purposes. France was forced to give the Louisiana including New Orleans territory to Spain.

The notion that British regulars were invincible was shattered Ie. Friction emerged between the uppity British and colonial "boors. The British wouldn't recognize any American above the rank of captain. Americans thought of themselves as equals to British. The Brits distrusted the Americans. Some Americans had traded with enemy ports in the West Indies; this had prompted Britain to forbid New England exports. Other Americans didn't want to fight, but wanted full British privileges. They only fought when Pitt offered reimbursement. One major benefit of the war was the realization of much in common.

The colonies had been reluctant to unite, but now were surprise to realize that they shared things: The colonies were bonding. The French took solace in their loss by figuring, "If we lost a great empire, maybe England will one day lose theirs. Florida had been a headache because of Indian troubles and runaway slaves, but Spain had been defeated. England was now in control. The Indians recognized their weakened position. He had some success initially, but the British were ruthless and destroyed his people.

One infamous tactic was to give the Indians blankets laced with smallpox. This opened the trans-Appalachians to the English. This line was the Appalachian Mountains. The purpose of the proclamation was to resolve the Indian issue with the "out-of-bounds" line. The British, puffed up with victory, were becoming annoyed at the unruly and unappreciative Americans.

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Losses in and especially in ended that dream. These folks were from Acadia, the place that was changed to Nova Scotia. The British had demanded allegiance to Britain, or leave. The scattered but largely went down to the bayous around New Orleans. They raised sugar cane and sweet potatoes. They spoke a French dialect. They began to intermarry with the Spanish, French, and Germans. The Cajun culture is a mix of a lot of cultures thrown together in a mixing pot and stirred together. The Cajuns were very isolated until the s. Huey Long started building bridges that linked up the bayous and the people.

Their motivation was lack of food in Quebec. These folks hoped to return to Canada. They kept their religion Catholicism and their language French. Quebec remains today as the strongest testament of France in North America. The French language is on road signs, in classrooms, courts, and markets. Chapter 07 - The Road to Revolution.

The Deep Roots of Revolution It could be said that the American Revolution started long before —back to when colonists first came to America. They essentially revolted from England and moved to America. And, those American colonists were growing independent. Crossing the ocean took 6 to 8 weeks, one way. The Americans were developing their own brand of politics. The "radical Whigs" of England influenced American thinking. They criticized how the king would appoint relatives to positions, accept bribes, or such corruption. These were a threat to liberty. Mercantilism and Colonial Grievances The British colonies began haphazardly by various groups.

Only Georgia was started by the British government. Still, Britain had an overall economic ideology in the form of mercantilism. Thus, gold was sought after either by a finding or digging it, b stealing or winning it, or c earning it by exporting more than importing by obtaining a "favorable balance of trade". A favorable balance of trade was easier if a country had colonies. The colonies supplied raw materials to the mother country and also buy the finished products.

This setup meant America was being used for England's benefit in the form of ships, naval stores, lumber, tobacco, sugar, etc. Mercantilism placed restrictions on economic activity. These laws said goods heading from Europe to America had to stop in England first to pay duties. Although Squanto has been enslaved by English visitors when he had been a young man, he chooses to help the weary pilgrims when they arrive on the Mayflower. In gratitude, the Pilgrims hold a great feast with Squanto and other Nat The story of the great Native American Squanto is a moving lesson about perseverance triumphing over adversity and the joy of giving selflessly.

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Be the first to ask a question about Squanto and the First Thanksgiving. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jan 01, Ambre rated it really liked it. It was a brief overview- 23 minutes on Audible. It covered the main points and was told at a vocabulary level that required my eight year old to look up a couple words but still followed the story just fine. I felt it was a bit dry but a good introduction. Aug 01, Ronyell rated it liked it Shelves: Normally, I love anything that deals with Rabbit Ears Productions, however, I felt like this book was a bit too boring for my tastes.

Graham Greene does a wonderful job at narrating this story with a somber tone as this is indeed a sad little tale, however, I felt that his narration was a bit too monotonic and it made this story seem too boring to listen to. I would strong recommend some other Rabbit Ears titles that might be a bit more enjoyable than this one: Sep 30, Jackie rated it really liked it Shelves: In this spellbinding story of Squanto, a Pawtuxet Native American, the lyrical language draws the reader back in time to revisit the story of the First Thanksgiving. Squanto traveled back and forth over the Atlantic Ocean after being captured by slave traders.

He learned the English language. When he came back to his native land, he helped negotiate a peace treaty between The Massasoits and the pilgrims. The illustrations are richly imbued with jewel tones of the earth, which make the connection In this spellbinding story of Squanto, a Pawtuxet Native American, the lyrical language draws the reader back in time to revisit the story of the First Thanksgiving. The illustrations are richly imbued with jewel tones of the earth, which make the connection between the story and the words come alive.

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