Period 2: 1607-1754
Haley McLaughlin - January 4, 2016
Captain John Smith
- Founded and governed the Jamestown settlement. in 1607.
- Helped the colony of Jamestown survive through its first five years.
- Led with military discipline and martial law.
New England Confederation
- Formed in 1643, and lasted until 1684.
- The New England colonies were under constant threat of Native Americans, the Dutch, and the French.
- The colonies formed a military alliance which was known as the New England Confederation.
Stono Rebellion
- Slaves were being harshly treated by their masters.
- Approximately 100 slaves joined together, seized weapons, and killed whites.
- Through the violence, they attempted to escape to Florida.
First Great Awakening
- Time of expressions of religious feeling among people.
- Led by Johnathan Edwards and George Whitefield.
- Both Edwards and Whitefield spoke sermons of God and being saved by Jesus Christ.
John Peter Zenger
- John Peter Zenger was a newspaper printer.
- He was charged with libelously criticizing New York's royal government.
- The John Peter Zenger Trial began, and his lawyer argued that he printed the truth, and should not be punished for being honest.
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America: Crash Course US History #2
Themes Adressed
POL-2
- The First Great Awakening was a time a religious reform led by Johnathan Edwards and George Whitefield.
- The Enlightenment was a European movement in literature and philosophy that became popular in America.
- Each movement changed the way that colonists looked at ideas like religion and philosophy.
CUL-4
- There were three distinct racial groups of people in America during this time period, they were Native Americans, Europeans, and African Slaves.
- Each group had their own culture that they lived by, and occasionally shared with other groups.