American Colonies:Extra Credit
By: Twyla Gollery
Revolutions-Compromise The crown worked out a
compromise in between imperial power and colonial
Colonies and mother countries became intertwined and dependent on each other in trade
Taxes in trade heightened and the colonies had to take a stand
Revolutions- Men and Money King William of England
went to war with France. The English had to
spend a lot of money building a larger army and Navy to compete with France.
This caused a massive increase in taxes
The English fought the Nine Years War and built a fiscal-military state
The Atlantic-News
By 1730 ships arrived from England more frequently with letters and newspapers.
Colonists felt more informed about events happening in Europe
Newspapers in the colonies addressed the merchant community
The Atlantic-Trade Trade became very
complex A multilateral trading
system was used to exchange goods
Tobacco and Sugar were shipped to England
Fish, provisions, and lumber were shipped to the West Indies
Awakenings-Revivals “Revivals”-surges in
fervor and new members Emphasized the
emotional process of conversion that changed sinners into saints
Ministers preached “soul-searching” sermons
These “awakenings” appealed emotionally to the audience, such fear and Hope
The Great Plains-Genizaros In the 17th the Spanish
commandeered the Pueblo people by founding a Colony
Genizaros were 'detribalized' captives of the Nomads and labored as ranch or domestic laborers
After 1740 freed genizaros formed communities and obtain land on the frontier margin
Imperial Wars and Crisis- Indian Rebellions
Indians couldn't maintain their independence any longer.
Most colonists had cheated and abused the Indians
In 1759 Cherokee warriors killed 30 settlers, which encouraged other rebellions
To avoid war British military gave the Indians presents and created long term relationships and allies
The Pacific-Alta California
In the1760's the Spanish Crown ordered the colonization of California
Alta California had diverse weather conditions as well as great Indian cultural diversity
The Spanish regarded California as a wilderness
The Pacific-Nootka Captain Cook explored the
sea along the coast of Northern America
While exploring Cook found that there were many Natives on the coasts spoke different languages and had different cultures
Cook traded on the coast of Nootka were the Natives had a “hard bargain”
Nootka became a common trading group