Growth and Controlling the Colonies Chap 2-3
I. Imperialism Building an Empire 1. Made mother country rich, care little for the colonies rights
B.1st Colonies 1. 1565, Spain establishes St. Augustine (oldest European settlement in North America)
2. Jamestown (1607), 1st English Colony (1609 1st self-elected legislature in colonies, House of Burgesses.) 3. 1608, France establishes 1st Colony, Quebec.
C. Immigration (many countries)
1. indentured servants.(work for passage)
2. Slavery - trade increased need for labor
III. Enlightenment and the Great Awakening John Locke “Social Theory”(1690) people have natural rights by god, not by monarchs. (Natural Rights) Right to overthrow Government if it does not protect rights. B. Montesquieu 1. Separation of Powers (Checks and Balances.)
C. Ben Franklin Inventor writer Politician
All men equal under god challenges authority. D. Rise of the Church All men equal under god challenges authority. George Whitefield
V. French and Indian War Europe Conflict 1689-1748 War comes to colonies 1754-1763
B. Tide of War 1758 English, cut off French shipping. 1759-1760 British capture Quebec and Montreal.
C. Results (Treaty of Paris 1763) 1 C. Results (Treaty of Paris 1763) 1. France loses all claims East of the Mississippi River. (including Canada)
2. GB uses war as an excuse to increase control over the colonies (trade, taxes, Proclamation of 1763), increasing tensions.