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Colonies established by 1660
By the year 1660 a few colonies had been firmly established:
Virginia
Massachusets
Rhode Island
Coneticut
Maryland -
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Colonial America
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Navigation Acts
1660-only english ships can trade in english colonies.
1663- all goods from colonies had to be taxed by england.
1673-provided officals with the means to make sure points 1 and 2 are enforced. -
slavery law passed
a 1680 law inflicted twenty lashes on any “negro or other slave” who chose to carry a weapon or to “depart from his master’s ground without a certificate from his master, mistress or overseer.” -
dominion of england
domination of new england was established,this action abolished colonial legislators within the dominian and replaced them with a govenor and a council appointed by King James ll -
the replacment of power
in the spring of 1689 the parliament had replaced james ll with his daughter mary and her husband william of orange,a change of rulers also known as the Glorius Revolution. -
change of time
when the early 1700's came,the biritish goverment rarely interfered directly in the affairs of its north american colonies.by not interferring,britian allowed colonial legislatures such as the house of burgesses in virginia to gain exstensive power over local affairs -
ancestors
in the early 1700's many ministers espcially congregationalists,believed that the colonist had fallen away from the faith of their puritan ancestors. -
new college founded
in 1701 the yale college was founded in new haven,conneticut -
benjiman franklin begins publishing
On this day in 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richard's Almanack. The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously for 25 years and became one of the most popular publications in colonial America, selling an average of 10,000 copies a year. -
john peter zenger arrested
while being Supported by members of the popular party, Zenger's New-York Weekly journal continued to publish articles critical of the royal governor. Finally, Cosby issued a proclamation condemning the newspaper's "divers scandalous, virulent, false and seditious reflections." On Sunday, November 17, 1734 Zenger was arrested and charged with seditious libel. -
georgia banned slavery
starting in 1735 Georgia was unique among Britain's American colonies, as it was the only one to attempt to prohibit black slavery as a matter of public policy. The decision to ban slavery was made by the founders of Georgia, the Trustees. -
whitefield tours new england
Whitefield had the greatest triumph of his life during his month-long tour through New England. Welcomed by ministers and officials of colonies and towns, he found shops closed and business suspended during his stays, thousands of people at his heels, and many following him to the next town. -
stono rebellion
Early on the morning of Sunday, September 9, 1739, 20 black slaves met in secret near the Stono River in South Carolina to plan their escape to freedom. Minutes later, they burst into Hutcheson's store at Stono's bridge, killed the two storekeepers, and stole the guns and powder inside.The group of slaves grew in number as they headed south. Stono's Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in the Colonies prior to the American Revolution, was under way. -
revised laws on slaving
South Carolina’s Slave Code of 1740 was a series of laws aimed at controlling the population of enslaved African Americans. It prohibited slaves from gathering without white supervision, learning to read and write, and growing their own food. It also created harsher punishments for disobeying the law. The legislature enacted the Slave Code shortly after the Stono Rebellion, which reinforced slave owners’ fears of slave uprisings. -
french seize ohio river
In 1749 the French tried to bolster their claim by sending an exploratory party down the Ohio River. At the mouth of each main tributary, they deposited lead plates engraved with a claim on all of the territory that that tributary drained. -
french sent defenders to seize the ohio valley
in 1749,disturbed by the exspansion of the british trading post in the ohio valley,the french sent defenders to strengthen the settlemnt of detroit and to seize the ohio valley. -
african popluation rising
thruought the 1700's,the african population vastley grew from 3% population to 40%. -
goergois bann on slavery lifted
the british colony of georgia ban on slavery was lifted by 1750. -
populations growing rapidly
by the mid 1700's , the colonial population increased rapidly,almost doubling every twenty- five years.cause and effect from the birth rate growing faster than the death rate. -
the explosion
by the early 1750's,it was clear that some kind of explosion was rapidly approaching.the most likely setting was western-pennsylvania.there the interests of the colonies of pennsylvania and virginia conflicted with the native americans and the french.
