1. Conflicts of the 1700s
Unit 5

2. Words to know…
salutary neglect: a hands-off policy of England toward its American colonies
smuggle: bringing goods into the colony illegally
slave codes: laws passed to regulate the treatment of slaves

3. Salutary Neglect
in the early 1700s, England mostly stayed out of colonial issues
governors were sent to take charge of the colonies but often didn’t enforce rules
colonists got used to making and following their own rules

4. Pirates because of the Navigation Acts, many smuggled goods
Britain claimed pirates who attacked Spanish and French ships were legal
when they attacked British and colonial ships, it became a problem
many found good hiding spots in the Outer Banks
Blackbeard

5. Tuscarora War (1711-1715) bloodiest colonial war in NC
Tuscarora Indians had 3 main complaints about the colonists
traders often cheated the Indians
Indian slave trade included the Tuscarora
colonists kept moving into Indian land
NC was left in deep debt and many towns were destroyed

6. Zenger Trial (1735) John Zenger published a newspaper
printed an article criticizing New York’s governor for trying to rig an election
it was illegal to criticize the government in print
his lawyer argued that people had the right to speak the truth
the jury agreed and Zenger was released
helped lead to the 1st amendment

7. Stono Rebellion (1739) slave rebellion
20 slaves got access to guns and other weapons
killed planter families and headed south, hoping to gain freedom in Spanish Florida
caught by the SC militia
slaves were killed in the fighting or executed afterwards
led to harsher slave codes

8. French and Indian War

9. Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763)
after the F&I War, the British took over their forts
refused to give supplies to the Indians
Indians killed many and destroyed most British forts
many tribes worked together
British retaliated by pretending to offer peace but gave them smallpox infested blankets

10. Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763)
Indians retreated and died from disease
British realized it would be hard to protect colonists in the backcountry
issued the Proclamation of 1763 which forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mts.
colonists were angry
believed they earned the right to live in the new territory
British said if the colonists wanted to live there, they’d have to pay Britain for defense