history chapter 4

which tribe welcomed the carolina settlers & began selling them slaves? what type of slaves were these creeks selling to the english? what happened with the indians as the plantations system expanded?

local creek indians war captives & their families encroachments and feared enslavement themselves

why were the french less willing to emigrate to north america? what was the french popular view of the north american colonies?

new orleans already had a strong social life. and a established community with churches,school, and govermental buildings. new orleans was controlled by europeans

how and when did the phrase "freedom of speech" originate? who had this freedom and why were they allowed to have it? for those who did not have this freedom, what type of penalty could they face?

originated in britain during the 16th century in parliaments struggle to achieve the privileges of unrestrained debate a right of legislators- to express their views without fear of reprisal beheaded , criminal penalties

what percentage of adult white men could vote in colonial america versus those living in britain? why was this percentage higher ?

50 & 80 percent in america fewer than 5 percent in britain

how did slavery transform chesapeake society?

into a elaborate hierarchy of degrees of freedom

how did virginia's governor justify his discriminatory voting laws? to whom did the governor have to justify his actions?

justified to lords of trade in london he responded, "a distraction ought to be made between their offspring & the descendants of englishmen , with whom they never were to be accounted equal"

did elected assemblies support the freedom of the press in british colonial america? what were publishers forced to do if they angered an assembly? why did colonial newspapers defend the freedom of the press?

elected assemblies discouraged freedom of the press forced to apologize as a central component of liberty, insisting that the citizenry had a right to monitor the workings of government and subject public officials to criticism

what did virginia law require of free slaves? what was the impact of this?

free slaves be sent out of the colony "free" & "white" became virtually identical

what type of qualifications existed in britain with regards to voting? what was the purpose for having these qualifications?

in britain the linchpin (a person or thing vital to an enterprise) of voting laws was the voting qualification. to ensure that men who had an economic state in society and the independence judgement

what social impact did the printing press seem to have in british north america?

in british north america the press expanded rapidly in the 18th century, so did the number of political broadsides & phamplets published specially during election time. they learned to read and write. majority of american families owned 1 book.libraries appeared in many colonies

why was father junipero serra praised by spain? what was the negative impact the father serras mission had on the indians?

praised for converting thousands of indians to christianity , teaching them spanish and to transform their hunting and gathering economies by introducing settled agriculture and skilled crafts forced labor and disease took a heavy toll among indians who lived at the missions , many ran away and friars responded with whippings and imprisonments

what change did virginia do in 1723 with regards to voting rights? what was the argument made to defend this change?

revoked the voting privileges of property owning free blacks. free blacks were dangerous & undesirable

what rights did slaves living in the north have versus those living in the south?

slave marriages were recognized in law, severe physical punishment of slaves was prohibited slaves could bring suits in court , testify against the whites & own property and pass it on to their children

why was slavery less widespread in the northern colonies?

small farms predominated

in eighteenth century britain (england) was the king considered to be above the law? how did the existence of this system lead britons to believe they were part of the freest nation in the world compared to other nations? as part of this mentality , britons viewed the people of other nations as being "enslaved" but enslaved to what?

the king was not considered to be above the law britons claimed to have devised the best means of preventing political tyranny enslaved to property, tyranny or barbarism

what was the impact the atlantic slave trade had on west africa?

the loss of tens of thousands of men and women every year weakened & disorted west africans society and economy

according to parliamentary leader henry ireton, who should be able to vote and why?

those who choose lawmarkers should be freed men from dependance. slaves, servants, tenants,adult sons living at home the poor and women lacked a will of their own and therefore ineligible to vote.

what 3 distinct slave systems existed in britain's north american mainland colonies? which one of these was the largest and oldest?

tobacco based plantation slavery in chesapeake rice based plantation slavery in south carolina and georgia non plantation slavery in new england & middle colonies