American Colonies:Extra Credit

By: Twyla Gollery

Revolutions-Compromise The crown worked out a

compromise in between imperial power and colonial

Colonies and mother countries became intertwined and dependent on each other in trade

Taxes in trade heightened and the colonies had to take a stand

Revolutions- Men and Money King William of England

went to war with France. The English had to

spend a lot of money building a larger army and Navy to compete with France.

This caused a massive increase in taxes

The English fought the Nine Years War and built a fiscal-military state

The Atlantic-News

By 1730 ships arrived from England more frequently with letters and newspapers.

Colonists felt more informed about events happening in Europe

Newspapers in the colonies addressed the merchant community

The Atlantic-Trade Trade became very

complex A multilateral trading

system was used to exchange goods

Tobacco and Sugar were shipped to England

Fish, provisions, and lumber were shipped to the West Indies

Awakenings-Revivals “Revivals”-surges in

fervor and new members Emphasized the

emotional process of conversion that changed sinners into saints

Ministers preached “soul-searching” sermons

These “awakenings” appealed emotionally to the audience, such fear and Hope

The Great Plains-Genizaros In the 17th the Spanish

commandeered the Pueblo people by founding a Colony

Genizaros were 'detribalized' captives of the Nomads and labored as ranch or domestic laborers

After 1740 freed genizaros formed communities and obtain land on the frontier margin

Imperial Wars and Crisis- Indian Rebellions

Indians couldn't maintain their independence any longer.

Most colonists had cheated and abused the Indians

In 1759 Cherokee warriors killed 30 settlers, which encouraged other rebellions

To avoid war British military gave the Indians presents and created long term relationships and allies

The Pacific-Alta California

In the1760's the Spanish Crown ordered the colonization of California

Alta California had diverse weather conditions as well as great Indian cultural diversity

The Spanish regarded California as a wilderness

The Pacific-Nootka Captain Cook explored the

sea along the coast of Northern America

While exploring Cook found that there were many Natives on the coasts spoke different languages and had different cultures

Cook traded on the coast of Nootka were the Natives had a “hard bargain”

Nootka became a common trading group