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US history ch 2

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West Indies England had claim mid 1600s-sugar foundation. Numerous black slaves. Sugar-labor intensive crop "Richman's crop." Testing ground for the encomienda system
Maryland Act of Toleration Passed in 1649, guaranteed toleration to all Christians. Death Penalty to Jews and Atheists. Sheltered more Catholics than any other English-speaking colony. Passed by Catholics, misnomer
Barbados Slave Code Denied pretty much all human rights for slaves. Codified-legal system, laws. Fear caused the laws to become harsher. Enacted after a major revolt.
Maryland Colony 2nd plantation colony-founded 1934 Lord Baltimore(prominent English Catholic family). Permitted freedom of worship, hoping for his own people's freedom.
Carolina Colony CharlesII-created1670,Lords Proprietors granted land.Close ecoties w/West Indies.Many from Barbados, bringing slave system. Rice principle crop. 1712-split of NC&SC. Being from Barbados, they had experience in the New World-led to early success
North Carolina Left VA, illegally raised tobacco&crops on small farms.Sturdy but poor inhabitants, irreligious&hospitable to pirates, strong resistance to authority
Queen Elizabeth Protestant-Spain tried to help CathIrish get rid of her,failed.Placed Prot landlords in Irish lands.Secret financial banker for Sir Francis Drake.Became queen-1588,"Virgin Queen"No nonsense,support of the people-England selfconfident-strong,bold,organized
Sir Walter Raleigh Half brother of Sir Humphrey Gillbert. Organized expedition, landed 1585-NC's Roanoke Island-Mysteriously vanished. Showed England's failure to colonize. Distant leadership, Failed: not self sufficient. War w/Spain caused issues w/ sending supplies
1588-Invincible Armada Spanish Armada-Phillip II invade England.1588-130ships entered English Channel.English seadogs fought back in swifter,more maneuverable&ably manned ships inflicting heavy damage."Protestant/Divine Wind" scattered Spanish ships-God wants England to prosper
Virginia Company Joint-stock company-charter from king James I for settlement in New World. Planned to endure it a few years then liquidate for profit, pressure to find gold or be abandoned. Same rights as Englishmen. Pooled resources, forerunner to corporation
Jamestown Virginia Company colony. Unhealthy area and settlers died, wasted time looking for gold. Saved by Cptn John Smith, kidnapped Dec 1607. 400 survived. Self sufficient, pressure to find gold. Near river-easily defended, mosquitoes. 1st permanent settlement
Georgia Colony Founded 1783, last of 13 colonies. Buffer against Spanish
1619-significant Dutch warship appeared off Jamestown and sold 20ish Africans-North American Slave System, not intended for lifetime servitude.Representative self gov appeared-House of Burgesses, different situations in England made this necessary
John Rolfe Married Pocahontas as a sign of peace after the Anglo-Powhatan War of 1614. Died 1622 when Natives attacked again. Father of tobacco industry. 1st interracial marriage (English thought they were culturally superior) Introduced 1st cash crop
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