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-Each colony is given power through a charter
– the English Monarch has the ultimate
power.
-Each colony has a governor (selected by the
King of England)
-Some colonies had representatives
-House of Burgesses (elected by colonists)
-King James II takes power in England (1686)
– limited the power of the colonists
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-limited the power of the Monarch
-colonies form new assemblies and charters
-English Parliament gains power
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-laws designed to benefit trade in England
-some items from the colonies could only be
sold in England
-forced to use English ships to transport
goods
-colonists were upset and some turned to
smuggling goods
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-Slave trade
-Goods were traded between North America,
Europe, Africa and South America
-Middle Passage: the route across the
Atlantic Ocean that brought millions of slaves
to the colonies. Could last 3 months. Traders
fit as many slaves as they could. Thousands
died on the journey.
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-Religious movement that swept through the
colonies
-People attending revivals
-Preachers talked of spiritual equality
-Earliest exchange of ideas between the
colonists
-Caused people to want more political
equality
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-Scientific idea that reason and logic could
improve society
-grew out of the scientific movement
happening in Europe
-believed that a contract existed between
government and the people
-John Locke: promoted idea that people had
natural rights like equality and liberty
-strong influence on the upcoming
Revolutionary War
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-Dispute over land in the Ohio River Valley between the
English colonists and the French
-George Washington (a surveyor that scoped out the land):
moved in the Valley with a few “troops” and was defeated by
the French
-War Begins
-Colonists encounter the brutal “scalping” incidents
-Colonists fought along side the British troops to secure the
land from the French. The Native Americans joined the
French as they thought they would win and give the land to
the Natives.
-Treaty of Paris (1763) officially ends the war.
England/Colonists WIN!! England becomes the most powerful
nation in the world.
-England gains Canada and all land west of the Mississippi
River (excluding New Orleans). Settlers begin moving West
Redcoats
Are redcoats a good idea in
battle?
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-King George III becomes the King of England
-Since he sent troops to help defend the Ohio
River Valley, he feels the Colonists owe him
-Sends an army of 10,000 troops to the
colonies
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What is the English influence on the colonies?
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Who deserved the land from the French &
Indian War? Why?