American Colonies: Prelude to Revolutions

By: Josh KessnerHistory 140

Professor Arguelllo

Ch 13: RevolutionsDominion

• King James II consolidated the northern colonies into a sort of super colony that was named the Dominion of New England Colonies

• It consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, and East and West Jersey

• Eventually, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut regained their own governments

• There was a promise to maintain the Protestant Religion within these colonies

Ch 13: RevolutionsPirates

• It was during the late 16th and early 17th century that England had found a way to manipulate and attack the Spanish Empire

• They found that attacking their foreign trading partners led to a lack of merchandise reaching its destination

• Also there were gains from the attack amongst the trading partners

• Also if there were crew members on board that disliked their captains, they could rebel and join the pirates

• The downfall to the piracy act was that it was a democracy and it was based on whoever or whatever the pirates themselves decided to attack

Ch 14: The AtlanticTrade

• Trade was allowing for a growing economy which allowed the free colonists on North America with a much higher standard of living.

• The Navigation Acts of the late 17th century guaranteed that the Chesapeake and West Indies would have to ship their tobacco and sugar directly to England

• Although it was guaranteed, there were still disturbances because of piracy

• A multilateral trading system was developed that used bills of exchange to balance regional credits and debts

Ch 14: The AtlanticNews

• With trade growing and the shipping going to and from the mainland to Europe, information would be passed between the continents

• The volume and predictability of shipping improved as well as the flow of translatic information

• Both Colonists and Europeans wanted to know of the events happening at each end of the world

• By 1739, British America had 13 newspapers in 7 seaports of 7 colonies

• These colonies/ seaports were known as Barbados, Kingston, Charles Town, Williamsburg, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston

Ch 17: The Great PlainsComanche and Apache

• During the 18th century in the Great Plains, Native Indians began to compete against one another for buffalo

• Destroying villages, and stealing horses and women from other tribes, violence was on the uprise

• Between the Comanche and Apache, the Comanche over ruled and captured the territories more rich in buffalo

• As their tribe grew stronger with more horses and buffalo, they continued to take over larger hunting areas

• The aggressive nature of the Comanche caused very violent battles between the Apache