APUSH Review Sheet for First Exam Topics: 1. Native American Peoples and their culture 2. The Columbian Exchange 3. European Interaction with Native Indians throughout North America 4. Navigation Acts 5. Development of New England Colonies including Rhode Island and Connecticut 6. Dominion of New England

The Rise of a British Empire To what extent did the British colonies participate in political, social, cultural and economic exchanges with Great Britain that encouraged both strong bonds with Britain and resistance to Britain's control? Do now: What is Identity? Activity: What do you think Bremer is saying in the excerpt from his essay? Exam tomorrow!

The Thirteen Colonies by Francis J. Bremer …Not until the colonial economies began to thrive and the powers of the monarchy began to increase was much attention paid by English authorities to the affairs of the colonies. Beginning in the 1660s and lasting until the 1690s, the governments of Charles II and James II did attempt to reverse the long history of neglect, seeking to impose an imperial vision on the various parts of the empire. The climax of that effort in North America came with the creation of the Dominion of New England, revoking all previous charters and incorporating the New England colonies and New York into a single jurisdiction controlled by an appointed governor general and abolishing all vestiges of self-government. This centralizing effort came to an end when the Glorious Revolution toppled James II and the new monarchs, William and Mary, plunged England into a series of wars with France that demanded the full attention of the government. A rebellion against the Dominion in Boston led to the granting of a new charter for Massachusetts (incorporating the former Plymouth colony) and the restoration of the remainder of the region’s governments. In New York, Leisler’s Rebellion divided the colonists along geographic and economic lines but did institutionalize a colonial legislature. In Maryland, a Protestant revolt led to the revocation of the Calvert family’s political control of the colony….

1. Who are the individuals depicted on this tobacco label, dating from around 1700? 2. What does this image suggest about the lives of Virginia’s tobacco planters at the beginning of the eighteenth century 3. What does this label tell us about the economic relationship that existed between Virginia and England in 1700?

The Growth of an Empire:  The Restoration colonies:  The Carolinas: Proprietorships and controlled by aristocrats – set up the manorial system similar to that of England  Pennsylvania: a refuge for Quakers – government was based on Quakerism “the inner light of grace”.

What insight does this picture give us into the relations the Quakers in PA had with the Natives? Why do you think this was the case? How does this compare to that of the Puritans in New England?

Economic & Political control – Mercantilism The Navigation Acts & Mercantilism - Economic system where wealth is measured based on exports rather than important - Series of laws passed by Britain in order to control trade coming in and out of its colonies - all ships must be British - sugar and tobacco only to England - imports to the colonies could only come through England Think... Were the colonists obeying these laws? How were they getting around them? What were the benefits and problems created by Mercantilism and the Navigation Acts?

The Dominion of New England  1686 ( eliminated the Charters of CT, RI and Merged with MA)  Attempt by the king to gain greater control over the colonies by banning representative assemblies  Edmund Andros was to serve as the governor he blamed town meetings for all the problems  Attempted to enforce the Navigation acts and increase taxes

Summary: How are the colonists responding to the development of a British Empire in North America? Does there seem to be more British ideas and values spreading through the colonies or are there new ideas at the forefront of this American society? Explain.