The Colonies Come Of Age Summary

THE AMERICANS pg 64-84 notes:
Chapter 3: The Colonies Come of Age
Section ONE: England and Its Colonies, One Americans Story
- 17 yr Eliza Lucas= left to manage S.C plantations, mom= ill dad= at war
- plantations= indigo dye, got english goods
ENGLAND and ITS COLONIES PROSPER * Many colonies benefit, main reason is to enrich Britain

MERCANTILISM
-mercantilism= countrys goal= self sufficiency, all countries in comp. to get most gold/silver
- nations concentrate of balance of trade, sold against bought. Want more in then out THE NAVIGATION ACTS * Colonist branch to foreigners, other places call it a threat * 1651 Englands Parliament passed Navigation Acts= law restricting colony trade * Navi. Acts= benefit England,
ENGLAND LOOSENS THE REINS
1688 england focuses more on france then colonies, france= competing with England for control on Europe
SALUTARY NEGLET
-eng= lightely forces new measure
-eng. Looser on rules for economic loyalty of
-full time work= about age 12 until death
-VA didn’t consider black African slaves owners = guilty when they killed their slaves while punishing them
AFRIANS COPE IN THEIR NEW WORLD Africans= many diff languages/cultures, these people got together to help/support each other cause all have 1 thing in common, theyre in a strange new place
CULTURE AND FAMILY
-Kept some parts of culture; pottery, music, retold stories, dance
RESISTANCE AND REVOLT
-africans resist position; fake sickness, breaking tools, stagin work slowdown
- Uprising: Stono Rebellion sept, Sunday: 1739 : 20 met with weapons, marched through Charles town, killed many people, beating drums, inviting other slaves
-sunday afternoon, white military surrounded them ended it in a fight, many Africans died, 1’s captured= killed
-although consequences Africans still tried running away
-1736-1801 published papers on 1,279 men+women tried running, ran to N.A’s and married them= common
- southern colonies grew, became dependent of slaves, but not in NORTHERN colonies
THE COMMERCIAL NORTH
1650-1750 colonies economy boosted 2x fast as great Britain

A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY * New eng= wheat, corn, cattle, hog * Sold to west