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The colony had become a safe haven for Catholic persecuted in England however; tensions ran high when the Protestant planters began to resent Catholic landlords. In the hopes of protecting the Catholics of the region, Lord Baltimore II signed the Act of Toleration in 1649. The Act would actually put more of a limit on religious freedom as it stipulated the death penalty to those settlers who denied the divinity of Jesus.
Georgia - reasons for development- Georgia was developed to serve as a buffer between the profitable Carolina from the Spaniards and the French. The colony received government subsidies to act as this border and protect the money that was being made in the Carolinas and Virginia. Philanthropists like James Oglethorpe, wanted to make the colony a buffer state and a haven for debtors.
All southern colonies - economy similarities? – All of the southern colonies were broad acred outposts of the English empire. They were devoted to the export of commercial farm products, tobacco, indigo, rice, and sugar cane especially the staple economic crops like tobacco and rice. Slavery was found in all of the southern colonies by 1750, and the power and acreage remained in the hands of the few, except in North Carolina.
New England: Mayflower Compact-signed before leaving the ship, the Mayflower Compact wad the first form of self government within the colonies. It was not a constitution but an agreement to form a crude government and to submit to the will of the majority under the regulations agreed upon. The compact would set a precedent for future constitutions Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- Settlers in the Connecticut River colony drafted the Fundamental Orders which were in essence a modern constitution. It established a regime democratically controlled by the “substantial” that elected by popular vote a governed by that legislature. Essential features were borrowed by Connecticut for its colonial charter and the state constitution. Massachusetts - Bible Commonwealth- A Bible Commonwealth was a colony in which democracy was run on biblical principle. Freemen (adult men of the congregation) were granted the right to vote. King Philip's War / Native American relations- Initial relations with the natives were friendly, Squanto befriended and helped settlers, a peace agreement was signed and the treaty and Thanksgiving were sign of hope for good relations. When settlers wiped out a Pequot village on the Mystic River the relations made a turn for the worst and the Pequot war erupted. In 1975 “King Phillip” attempted a series of attacks on the settlers which resulted in King Phillip’s War. While frontier settlements suffered heavy losses, the Indians had been drastically reduced in number and had become dispirited and disbanded. From then on, the natives posed only sporadic threats to the colonies. Puritan philosophies - rel / political- Puritans sought to reform the church from within. They used their charter for many years as a kind of constitution. Male members of the congregation were granted the right to vote and became known as the Congregational Church. The provincial government was not a democracy mainly because only church members were allowed to vote. Puritan philosophy taught that the entire purpose of the government was to enforce God’s laws, thus applying God’s laws to believers and non-believers alike. Roger Williams / Rhode Island- Roger Williams was …show more content…
of Penn - how different from other colleges? Established by Benjamin Franklin, the University was the first American college free from denominational control and placed emphasis on not only theology but also “live” languages and modern subjects.
Compare/Contrast colonies - other info
Colonies: royal/proprietary/self-governing/corporate- Corporate= Rhode Island and Connecticut; Proprietary- Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; Royal= Virginia, North and South Carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Georgia, and Massachusetts
Colonies: more religious/religious toleration? Chesapeake Region= some religious tolerance; tax supported Church of England was the dominant faith but North Carolina remained non-conformist. The New England Region=Highly Puritan region with little religious tolerance comparably. Excluding Rhode Island little tolerance was given. The Middle Colonies= most religiously tolerant especially in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
mercantilism - impact/what was it? Americans established a strong export economy and became a part of triangular trade. It gave America a sense of independence and opened up the area to new
Georgia - reasons for development- Georgia was developed to serve as a buffer between the profitable Carolina from the Spaniards and the French. The colony received government subsidies to act as this border and protect the money that was being made in the Carolinas and Virginia. Philanthropists like James Oglethorpe, wanted to make the colony a buffer state and a haven for debtors.
All southern colonies - economy similarities? – All of the southern colonies were broad acred outposts of the English empire. They were devoted to the export of commercial farm products, tobacco, indigo, rice, and sugar cane especially the staple economic crops like tobacco and rice. Slavery was found in all of the southern colonies by 1750, and the power and acreage remained in the hands of the few, except in North Carolina.
New England: Mayflower Compact-signed before leaving the ship, the Mayflower Compact wad the first form of self government within the colonies. It was not a constitution but an agreement to form a crude government and to submit to the will of the majority under the regulations agreed upon. The compact would set a precedent for future constitutions Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- Settlers in the Connecticut River colony drafted the Fundamental Orders which were in essence a modern constitution. It established a regime democratically controlled by the “substantial” that elected by popular vote a governed by that legislature. Essential features were borrowed by Connecticut for its colonial charter and the state constitution. Massachusetts - Bible Commonwealth- A Bible Commonwealth was a colony in which democracy was run on biblical principle. Freemen (adult men of the congregation) were granted the right to vote. King Philip's War / Native American relations- Initial relations with the natives were friendly, Squanto befriended and helped settlers, a peace agreement was signed and the treaty and Thanksgiving were sign of hope for good relations. When settlers wiped out a Pequot village on the Mystic River the relations made a turn for the worst and the Pequot war erupted. In 1975 “King Phillip” attempted a series of attacks on the settlers which resulted in King Phillip’s War. While frontier settlements suffered heavy losses, the Indians had been drastically reduced in number and had become dispirited and disbanded. From then on, the natives posed only sporadic threats to the colonies. Puritan philosophies - rel / political- Puritans sought to reform the church from within. They used their charter for many years as a kind of constitution. Male members of the congregation were granted the right to vote and became known as the Congregational Church. The provincial government was not a democracy mainly because only church members were allowed to vote. Puritan philosophy taught that the entire purpose of the government was to enforce God’s laws, thus applying God’s laws to believers and non-believers alike. Roger Williams / Rhode Island- Roger Williams was …show more content…
of Penn - how different from other colleges? Established by Benjamin Franklin, the University was the first American college free from denominational control and placed emphasis on not only theology but also “live” languages and modern subjects.
Compare/Contrast colonies - other info
Colonies: royal/proprietary/self-governing/corporate- Corporate= Rhode Island and Connecticut; Proprietary- Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; Royal= Virginia, North and South Carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Georgia, and Massachusetts
Colonies: more religious/religious toleration? Chesapeake Region= some religious tolerance; tax supported Church of England was the dominant faith but North Carolina remained non-conformist. The New England Region=Highly Puritan region with little religious tolerance comparably. Excluding Rhode Island little tolerance was given. The Middle Colonies= most religiously tolerant especially in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
mercantilism - impact/what was it? Americans established a strong export economy and became a part of triangular trade. It gave America a sense of independence and opened up the area to new