British America

Cards (134)

  • how were the British colonies governed
    - under authority of British monarch
    - controlled by board of trade governed by parliament
    - governors were appointed in charge of each colony
  • who lived in new England colony
    - middle class families
    - farmers or fishermen
    - Congregationalists
    - other beliefs not welcomed.
  • who lived in Middle colonies
    - most traded food or furs some servants
    - land was split into small plots so easier to buy
    - all religious welcomed
  • who lived in southern colonies
    - land was expensive
    - grew tobacco and rice
    - wealthy land owners majority were slaves
  • what was the impact of expansion during 1713-41
    - population grew die to natural increase
    - increased immigration
    - British wanted to expand territory
    - took native American land.
    - led to raids and the Yamasee war
  • when was the Yamasee war
    1715-1717
  • who came/was bought to British America
    - German Lutheran families - follow faith
    - Scots and Irish - indentured servants
    - English relatives -
    - convicted criminals - punishment
    - slaves
  • what social tensions were there between races
    - free blacks faced racism and fewer legal rights, interracial marriage was banned. fear of rebellion in southern colonies.
  • social tension between religious groups
    Congregationalists passed an anti immigration law to stop non-Congregationalists from entering.
  • social tensions between classes
    - huge divisions in wealth
    - getting land became more difficult
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  • Trade with Britain and west Indies
    - britain provided finacial help such as loans
    - Britain strict control over what colonists traded
    - 1700 tea replaced coffee
  • Molasses act
    A British law passed in 1773 to change a trade pattern in the American colonies by taxing molasses imported into colonies not ruled by Britain. Americans responded to this attempt to damage their international trade by bribing and smuggling. Their protest of this and other laws led to revolution.
  • importance of tobacco and rice plantations
    - high demand for tobacco in Britain led to increase in farming
    - Tobacco farmed in Chesapeake
    - tobacco farmers charged high prices and made large profits due to slaves.
    - South Carolina relied heavily on rice plantations
  • impact of tobacco and rice plantations
    - crops were labour intensive - increase in slaves
    - high profits meant land more expensive
    - poor plantation owners struggled to buy land
    - hard for servants to get work
  • when was the golden age of piracy
    1715-1725
  • what was the impact of piracy
    - 2400 ships captured or destroyed
    - Insurance costs rose
    - Millions of pounds worth of goods stolen
    - People attacked killed or forced to join
    - Created great fear
  • Black Sam
    - 1716-17
    - damaged trade stole over 50 ships
    - captured the ship Whydah
    - attacked the royal Navy
    - killed in a storm in may 1717
    - said he was robin hood
  • Blackbeard
    - joined Hornigolds crew in 1713
    - operated together at base in Nassau
    - 1717 captain of ship revenge
    - captured the queen Anne's revenge from the French
    - stole £100,000
    - disrupted trade and burned ships
    - died in 1718
  • what was King Georges proclamation
    1717
    Pirates will be pardoned for crimes
    £100 reward for anyone who captures one
  • what was the piracy act
    1717
    Classified Piracy as a crime (death pen.)
    1718 = 100 pirates hanged
    1725 = 600 pirates hanged, 200 pirates active
    transportation act meant lesser offenders transported for labour.
  • what was the impact of British government suppression on piracy
    - more people took action to stop piracy
    - 1726 600 pirates had been hanged
    - many pirates were killed
  • what did Governor Spotswood do to stop piracy
    - 1710-22
    - took aggressive action to stop piracy
    - offered rewards for capture
    - removed juries who sympathised with pirates
    - organised attacks on pirate bases.
  • when did the king of Spain give Britain a monopoly for trading pirates
    1713
  • what impact did the asiento have on slave numbers
    75000 slaves were transported between 1713 -39
  • what impact did slavery have on tobacco and rice plantations
    - increased the work force- in 1740 55,000 were transported to Chesapeake.
    - worked hard - were forced to work in swamps and risk catching disease.
    - made profits
    - bought profit and improved efficiency
  • what was the position of slaves within society
    - bottom of society
    - no legal rights
    - often beaten or raped
  • what was the impact of slavery on colonial society
    - in middle colonies had similar jobs to poor whites such as domestic servants and dockworkers.
    - in southern colonies were completely dependant on slaves, lack of jobs for paid workers and land was more expensive.
  • when did Spain offer freedom in Florida
    1733
  • how many slaves reached florida in 1738
    100 former slaves reached Florida and formed a town called Mose.
  • when was the stono rebellion
    1739
  • what were the events of the stono rebellion
    - 20 slaves stole guns near the stono bridge and killed two owners.
    - went south to Florida, beating drums to attract attention
    - rebels were spotted by lieutenant
    - slaves stopped near the river where they were attacked by the militia.
  • long term causes of stono rebellion
    - slaves outnumbered free population
    - south Carolina was close to Florida
    - often left alone on plantations
  • short term causes of the stono rebellioun

    - many slaves had died of yellow fever
    - rumours of war with spain
    - security act would be enforced
  • when/what was the security act
    29th September 1739
    - free men had to carry guns on Sunday
  • what was the slave code
    - 1740
    - tightened up restrictions
    - improved treatment to stop rebellion
    - increased free population
  • when was the New York concpiracy
    1740
  • why did people belive their was a concpiracy
    - fear of slave rebellions had grown
    - fear of a Spanish uprising - Catholics
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  • what did Mary Burton do

    claimed she overheard the plotters talking
  • when did the fire burn down Fort George
    18th march 1741
  • when did trails of the plotters begin
    1 may 1741