APUSH Unit 1 Review (2023/2024) Rated A+

APUSH Unit 1 Review (2023/2024) Rated A+ Conquistadors explored the Americas and conquered natives; include people like Desoto, Pizzaro, Cortez, and Coronado St. Augustine, FL first permanent settlement made by the Spanish in the Americas Pueblo Revolt Spanish begin to demand labor and tribute from the natives, 1680 the Pueblos become frustrated with this and rise in revolt, succeed for a while but are put down Mestizos people that are mixed European and natives mercantilism economic institution in which a country attempts to obtain as much wealth as possible for its own nation, creates their own wealth by doing anything they have to, one motive for the English to settle in the Americas Puritan Separatists people who are dissatisfied with the Catholics and the Anglican church and want to separate from it, form a group of settlers and come to America based on religious reasons, place of refuge and influence Northern vs. Southern colonies both had agricultural economies , but the south was much more heavy on it and grew only a few cash crops while the north was more diverse in their crops. in the north, life was centered around the town and family was very important (patriarchal), in the south, life was centered around the small plantation with a few slaves, there were alot less women so they had alot of power, hard-working, the plantations were usually isolated and everything was centered there, while in the north, there were small villages with the church as the center and everyone owned a piece of land that they would hand down to their sons, there was alot more commerce, merchants, industry in the north and consumerism caused there to be visual class separations John Smith comes to take care and handle the people of the failing colony of Jamestown "headright system" plan to get more people, if you lived in the colony and could pay for an indentured servant to come, then you got more land for each person, each landowner also got 100 acres of land to start with Pocahontas marries John Rolph, gets kidnapped and taken to England Act Concerning Religion issued by government of Maryland; instituted freedom of worship for any Christian religion Calverts family that settled Maryland as a Catholic refuge, incorporated Protestants as well Sir William Berkeley royal governor of Virginia while Bacon led his rebellion Bacon's Rebellion people are moving west and establishing their own power and the Eastern elites do not like this, Bacon leads rebellion against the east to enhance power, example of regional tensions John Winthrop led by him, the Massachusetts Bay Company established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, centered around family and church Fundamental Orders of Connecticut issued by government of CT, 1st constitution of the US Roger Williams founded Rhode Island, believed in separation of church and state, pays Indians for land, believed in religious tolerance Anne Hutchison Puritan in Maine, starts to question church authorities and is female so she is banished from Mass. (Maine is a part of Mass. at this time) Pequot War Indian war with settlers, 1637 in Connecticut King Philip's War Indian war with settlers, 1676 between Wampanoags and settlers, bloodiest war till civil war because of a lack of technology and because they see each other as savages so its easier to kill Quakers religious peoples, pacifistic, tolerant, democratic, "Society of Friends", peaceful Charter of Liberties established a representative assembly and freedom of worship in Pennsylvania Middle Grounds/Borderlands areas on the western borders of the colonies where Euros. mix with Indians; boundaries are blurred and mixed between settlements Middle Passage passage taken by African slaves to get to the New World, dangerous, many died, very uncomfortable in close quarters Oglethorpe led the founding of GA, wanted to establish a military base (as a buffer against Spain) and a place to put those who are in debt so their burdens will be eased Navigation Acts 1660s, way to control the colony economies so that the people in England will benefit most, extract wealth from colonies; 1) colonists had to use English ships to trade, 2) had to go through England, pay a tax, and then go on with your trade, vise versa, 3) imposed taxes on goods that came in and out of colonies Dominion of New England James II bands the colonies together under this name led by Sir Edmond Androse, fails after James is booted out of England, attempt to impose the monarchy on the people indentured servitude people work for a set amount of time and then they are free and can go out on their own; many immigrants came to the New World funded by this slave codes allows for the legalization of slavery in the 18th century triangular trade exchange of good throughout the Americas, the New World, Africa, and England, very unorganized; ex: sugar is harvested in the Americas, the sugar is sent to England and turned into rum, the rum is sent to Africa to trade for slaves, and the slaves are transported to the Americas to harvest sugar Columbian Exchange The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. Stono Rebellion slave rebellion in 1739 in South Carolina, quickly put down but it breeds fear, rebellions at this time are rare Halfway Covenant limited church membership, people who couldn't be a part of the church or didn't meet obligations before could obtain some membership now, keep the numbers of the church up, result of Great Awakening Salem Witch Trials 1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria and stress Great Awakening occurs when people start to worry that too many people are straying away from religion, 1730s-40s, causes disturbances between older clergymen and the newer religious people, old lights-new lights Deism looking to themselves and their human capabilities instead of God, think that God is removed or impersonal, part of Enlightenment Poor Richard's Almanac almanac written by Benjamin Franklin Jonathan Edwards preacher during the Great Awakening, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, says that we are all horrible sinners and can only look to God George Whitefield preacher during the GA, preached to many, religious tolerance John Peter Zenger newspaper reporter charged with libel and critical of NY governor, goes to trial and acquitted- shows freedom of press in American people