An Emerging Colonial System

The Thirteen Colonies

Massachusetts (1692)New Hampshire (1680)Rhode Island (1630, 1691)Connecticut (1636, 1662)New York (1664)New Jersey (1674, 1702)Pennsylvania (1681)Delaware (1682, 1701)Maryland (1632)Virginia (1607)North Carolina (1663, 1729)South Carolina (1663, 1729)Georgia (1732)

Classifying the ColoniesType of Charter

__________ __________ __________

Economic basis __________ __________ vs. __________ __________ __________ / __________ / __________

Location Chesapeake Bay colonies New England colonies Middle colonies

Attitude towards religionLabor systems

Mercantilism

Core Beliefs: __________ = __________ (measured in __________ & __________) World supply of __________ & __________ is __________ __________ - __________ __________

Policies: __________ __________ of __________ __________ __________ __________ of __________ __________ __________

Role of colonies: __________ of __________ __________ for __________ __________ __________ as __________ for __________ from _______ _______ Colonies’ __________ __________ to __________ __________

The Navigation Acts

Five passed in the 17th century 1651

foreign ships from transporting goods from outside Europe to England or its colonies

third party countries' ships from transporting goods from a country elsewhere in Europe to England

1660 1663

required all European goods bound for America (or other colonies) to be shipped through England

imports of 'enumerated commodities' (such as sugar, rice, and tobacco) had to be landed and pay tax before going on to other countries

1673 1696

Increasingly __________ __________ __________Tried to force all _____ _____ to go _____ _____

The Dominion of New England

Created by James II in 1685

Sir Edmund Andros named Royal Governor

Placed all ___ ________ _______ in one __________ __________

Local __________ __________

Generated __________ __________ _________

__________ during ________ ________ (1688)

The Dominion of New England

King

James

II

Sir

Edmund

Andros

Thomas Hobbes

1651

John Locke

1690

Theories of Government

Thomas Hobbes (The Leviathan – 1651) _____ of ______ = ____ Social contract between _______ & _______ _______ Contract is _______

John Locke (2nd Treatise on Government – 1690) _____ of ______ = ____ & _____ Individuals possess certain “_______ _______” Social contract between _______ _______ of _______ _______ created by _______ to _______ _______ Citizens have the _______ and the _______ to change the

________ if it _____ to fulfill its ______ or becomes a ________

Powers of the Governor

Absolute _______ over _______Power over the _______

Determined when & where it would meet Could _______ _______ Could _______ _______ Could _______ _______ _______

Power of the judiciary Could _______ _______ _______ _______ and _______ _______

_______ & _______ ______________ the _______

Powers of the Assemblies

_______ _______

_______ _______

_______ _______ _______

Voting in the Colonies

Assemblies chosen by _______ _______

Religious tests _______ after 1689

Modest _______ _______

Most _______, _______ _______ could vote

Who could not vote? _______ _______ _______ _______

French Settlement Characteristics

_______ _______

Much _______ _______ than _______

Developed _______ _______ w/ _______ _______

Built _______ _______ rather than _______

Acted as _______ between _______

Gained _______ _______ _______

The Wars for Empire

King William’s War (1689-1697) War of the League of Augsburg War of the English Succession

Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) The War of Spanish Succession

King George’s War (1744-1748) The War of Austrian Succession

The French and Indian War (1754-1763) The Seven Years’ War The Great War for Empire

Relations between England and her colonies

_______ not _______ _______

_______ _______ exercised _______ _______

British laws ___ always _______ _______ in colonies

Colonies developed _______ & _______ _______ that were _______ _______

Colonists were _______, but sometimes _______ _______

Colonies had not been _______ (or _____) to ____ ___ _____ of _______ _______ _______