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Approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom
Indentured servants were prohibited from practicing religion in any form
Indentured servitude never attracted many people because its terms were too harsh
Indenture servitude was one of several systems used to distinguish house slaves from field slaves
Indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World
Tobacco
Cotton
Corn
Tea
Pineapples
French and Indian War, Passage of Stamp Act, Battle of Saratoga, Inauguration of George Washington
Inauguration of George Washington, Passage of Stamp Act, Battle of Saratoga, French and Indian War
Battle of Saratoga, French and Indian War, Passage of Stamp Act, Inauguration of George Washington
Passage of Stamp Act, French and Indian War, Inauguration of George Washington, Battle of Saratoga
Created a too powerful chief executive
Denied the federal government the power to mediate disputes between states
Made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties
Did not include a mechanism for their own amendment
Supported the abolition of slavery
Promoted public education
Practiced elements of self-government
Demanded immediate independence
A high birthrate and healthy environment resulted in a population boom in the Chesapeake region
Massachusetts settlers were entirely uninterested in expansion
Farmland in the Chesapeake area was less fertile and so more of it was needed to support sustenance farming
No Native Americans lived in the Chesapeake Bay, area and the colonist were free to expand their settlements at will
Farming of the chief Chesapeake export, tobacco, required a great deal of land
Exposed the weakness of American military leadership and paved the way for General George Washington to assume command of the Continental Army
Meant that England would renounce all future claims to French territory in North America
Was a major defeat for the rebel forces and motivated Benjamin Franklin to go to England to negotiate with the British
Demonstrated to France that the Americans might win the war and subsequently led to the Franco-American Alliance of 1778
Demonstrated the superiority of the British naval power, thus convincing the Americans to alter their strategy
The ability to compete successfully in free markets
The ability to extend and receive credit at favorable interest rates
Surplus manpower and control over raw materials
Domination of slave trade and control of shipping lanes
Control of hard currency and positive trade balance
No political leader with national stature was willing to support the plan
There was no legitimate executive power to enforce it
The plan required the Northeastern colonies to contribute a disproportionate share of the necessary troops and money
None of the colonies were willing to share tax-collecting powers with a national entity nor agree to unite together in anyway under the plan
On the Great Plains
East of the Appalachian Mountains
West of the Mississippi River
Along the Gulf Coast
Britain eventually granted the colonies representation in Parliament
Only elected British officials had the right to levy taxes
Creation of the First Continental Congress was an immediate reaction to the passage of the Stamp Act
Britain’s efforts to increase control over the colonies were not successful
Boston Massacre
French and Indian War
Battle of Saratoga
Passage of the Northwest Ordinance
Made Americans realize that excessive taxation often leads to violence
Demonstrated the strength, yet fairness, of the newly-created federal government
Demonstrated the weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation
Made many Americans realize that slavery could not last
Demonstrated class antagonism, despite the absence of a landed aristocracy
Prohibit all exports of raw materials from the colonies
Encourage economic competition with the American colonies
Develop manufacturing within the colonies
Maintain a favorable balance of trade for Great Britain with its colonies
Promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers
Encourage colonial economic ties with France
Force French settlers to leave British territory
Urge colonists to accept the Albany Plan of Union
Provide a reason for ratification of the Constitution of the United States
Convince American colonists to declare their independence
Persuade France to aid the United States in the Revolutionary War
Ideas of John Locke
Goals of the Albany Plan of Union
Belief in the divine right of kings
Traditional separation of church and state
Medical Doctors
Scientists
Political Leaders
The Clergy
Farmers
The British cared little how the colonist lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset.
Britain feared that the colonist would rebel against any substantial government force that it established.
Few members of the British elite were willing to travel to the colonies, even for the opportunity to govern.
Britain .gave the colonies a large measure of autonomy as a first step in transitioning the region to independence
The British were philosophically opposed to the concept of a powerful central government, either at home or abroad.
The new restrictions would hinder New England trade
Their rights as Englishmen were being violated
They resented quartering British troops now that the French threat was removed
They believed that if they were subjected to mercantilist restrictions they should have lower tariffs
They believed that only their colonial assemblies had the power to tax them, not the British Parliament
Proclamation of 1763
Britain
Colonist
France
American Border
Spain
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Knowing the land
Newer Weapons (not all but some)
Drive/Fighting a defense war
Numbers
Tactics
Economics
Supplies