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History Class 2 Notes

The document outlines the founding of various American colonies, highlighting their unique purposes, economies, and relationships with Native Americans. It also discusses the development of an American identity through events like the First Great Awakening and the establishment of freedom of the press, as exemplified by John Peter Zenger's case. Additionally, it covers the French and Indian War, its impact on colonial relations with Britain, and subsequent conflicts such as Pontiac's Rebellion.

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History Class 2 Notes

The document outlines the founding of various American colonies, highlighting their unique purposes, economies, and relationships with Native Americans. It also discusses the development of an American identity through events like the First Great Awakening and the establishment of freedom of the press, as exemplified by John Peter Zenger's case. Additionally, it covers the French and Indian War, its impact on colonial relations with Britain, and subsequent conflicts such as Pontiac's Rebellion.

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Founding government

VA – joint stock / house of Burgesses

MD- safe haven for Catholics “act of toleration”< practice freely

GA- debter haven/ labor for there debt

SC- noble families/ feudalism

RI- founded by Roger Williams left mass./ Religious freedom

MA- founded by bay company (puritan) / Congregational church assembly

PA- William Penn/ Quacker/ no war / freedom of religion as long you believe in
Jesus Charter of liberty (individual freedoms who live in PA)

NY- Royal / British government

Economy //pop.

VA- tobacco / slaves or servants/importers exporters// single adult men

MD

GA- Rice, cotton, indigo, plantation = slave labor

SC

RI- ship building, Families

MA- families/ Dairy , manufacturing

PA- farming, families,

NY- Harbours, agriculture

Natives

VA- Pohatan

MD

GA- Conflicts over land with the tribes

SC

RI- fair relations

MA- Pequot war , King Phillips war

NY- ?
PA- good relations

Developing an American identity


The first great awakening , Religious revival from 1740s till

Mass movement in certain areas, went from all colonies

Everybody equally important

New lights made there own

Starts getting people to realize old traditions aren’t always the best

John peter Zenger- owns a print shop in New York City

- Printed a critical editorial about the New York governor


- Arrested for Sedition language
- Lawyer only said what happened to freedom of press (acquitted)
- Established freedom of press in the colonies

Navigation Acts 1660

- Mercantilist trade laws


- Colonies exist to profit the mother country
- Only sell to England and only buy from England
- Salutary neglect
- Autonomy

French and Indian war

French Indian war ( 7 year war) 1756-1763

- Benjamin Franklin encouraged colonies to join and fight together


- Albany plan of union

William Pitt 1757

Militias

Have the colonists as shoulders and pay them do there dirty work
Majority of the war was fought in the Ohio valley

Water way, minerals, lumber,

George Washington shows up for the first time as a general

English won but colonists are angry

Colonists treated different as the British couldn’t rank up and was being
made fun of and more.

Proclamation line of 1763

- Said the English colonists could not settle pass the line

Pontiac’s Rebellion 1763

- French had good relationships with the Indians


- Joint Indian forces different tribes

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