MacKenzie, T. Unit 1 Exam

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Anne Hutchinson - Arrived in Boston in 1631 was a midwife and "visible saint" judged by her puritian establishment. In the Massachusetts colony it was not ok for you to have your own opinion on religion as Anne Hutchinson did, you were looked upon as a "trouble maker" or "outspoken person" therefore subject to bannishment from the colony as Hutchinson was in 1637.

Henry VII - He established the Tudor Dynasty lasting from 1484 to 1603, became the king of England had himself declared head of the Church of England in 1534. During his rule royal revenue increased by him selling confiscated land from the Catholic church England's land-owning elite.

John Winthrop - A 29yr old Oxford trained attorney and first governor of the Massachusetts colony in the mid 1600's. His faith leadership kept the puritans in his colony in the church and for the most part out of any trouble. Wouldn't hesitate to bannish "trouble makers" or outspoken individuals from the colony.

Bacon's Rebellion - The Virginia planters in the outlying areas in 1776 lead by Nathaniel Bacon. Planetrs in this area would aquire more lands by forcing and killing Indians off their lands. They had asked the leaders in Jamestown to form an expidetion against the Indians, when they were not suported they formed their own army of 500 men. The only thing that this accomplished was a way for everyone to seek lower labor costs, bringing in more black slaves.

Salem Witchcraft Trials - Between Janurary and April of 1692 people in Salem Village were diagnosed of having been touched by the evil hand and declared bewitched. By this time there were over 150 people accused of being witches. Trials started and 28 of them were convicted of being witches and sentenced to death, a total of 19 were hanged, while 5 confessed of being witches and were spared and a few others escaped.

Stamp Act - The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed taxes on any and all printed materials in the colonies. This tax was sought to bring in good revenue into England and was to defray Englands cost to defend protect the colonies. This did not go as England had hoped it enraged the colonies as far as to break into homes of the stamp masters breaking their belongings, stealing the stamps and burning them. The Stamp Act is seen as the starting of the reveloutionary war.

Essay Question

Contrast the colonies of the South
The colonies of the South were primarily large indivdualy owned farms used for comercial agriculture. With tabaco and rice leading the way. Southern colonies were major export for profit colonies. The children of the south were not really diciplined and educated. Education in the south was mostly for the rich. Also being a curch going member wasn't really strong in the south.
With the New Englang colonies
The New England colonies were a more tight nit group, and more comunity oreinted having family farms, growing foods mostly self and comunity usage. The children of the New England colonies were educated in schools and strickly disiplined. The colonist of the north were very strong on religion, and for the most part they had to be registed church members to make comunity decisions.
How did the Middle colonies compare
The middle colonies being sandwiched in the middle of the North and South had taken a little of both of the sides and combined it into both a comunity and individuals. Both sides complimenting themselves better in this region.
And contrast with the other two regions The colonist became farmers as the others but they farmed for both reasons foods for the comunity, and to export for profit. Although the people of the middle colonies were mostly spread out like the south, their were strong and very populated areas like the north along the seaboard region. Colonists in the seaboad region took up crafting like tailoring, weaving, and flour milling. Their children were educated in schools, and religion wasn't as strong as in the North or as somewhat dismissed in the South.