Chapter 4: Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire
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224633173 | triangle trade | -finished goods from england go to africa -africans are captured and taken to west indies/ southern coast of US. -slaves harvest raw goods to send to england | |
224633174 | the middle passage | the slaves journey across the atlantic it was the "middle" leg in the triangular trade route | |
224633175 | chesapeake slave system | based on tobacco, smaller plantations race becomes important/ laws cement differences | |
224633176 | Georgia Experiment | founded by James Ogelthorpe 1753 philanthropic experiment and military buffer ban liquor and slavery, refuge for poor. (not effective) | |
224633177 | social hierarchy created | ( large planters, small planters, indentured servants, slave) | |
224633178 | slavery | bond wasnt about kinship, language, or race. but slavery itself. early prejudice against religion | |
224633179 | rice, tobacco, sugar | sugar- West Indies tobacco-Chesapeake region (Virginia) rice-Georgia | |
224633180 | salutary neglect | British policy about letting the colonies govern themselves | |
224633181 | The Great Awakening (themes) | emotional, personal faith in christ religion of the heart "born again" spiritual experience no dependancy on creeds or liturgy | |
224633182 | Jonathon Edwards | influential theologian, intellectual concerned christians are too pre-occupied with money sermon "sinnres in the hands of an angry god" choose your own salvation or damnation | |
224633183 | George Whitefield | traveling english evangelist numerous cross-atlantic trips celebrity status believes god is merciful and loving | |
224633184 | The Great Awakening (impact) | unite all 13 colonies divides churches and denominations new churches reassesment of power more circulation of printed materials | |
224633185 | Spanish | settled american southwest, as missions Father Junipero Serra converted thousands to Christianity | |
224633186 | French | in canada, Mobile, AL; New Orleans, LA (sugar) outcasts, prostitutes and criminals | |
224633187 | French and Indian War | "the seven years war" 1759-1763 starts in western Penn. when British try to remove french from forts there William Pitt, British Prime minister(got lots of money &soldiers for British fighting) fighting stops 1761 | |
224633188 | The proclamation of 1763 | gave all land west of appalachian mts to the indians attempt to stabilize frontier british navigation motives | |
224633189 | Pontiacs rebellion | Neolin (religious prophet) preached against european ways, suggested all indian tribes work together to gain freedom group of tribes attacked detroit, and took nine other forts. |