HST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Royal Proclamation Of 1763, George Whitefield, Age Of Enlightenment
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Solidi ed european settlers, making all native americans a common enemy along the frontier, Set up two government system, one for free, one for enslaved people, helping divide people. This con ict sets up cultural and legal paths for the 18th century. The colonies in the global economy: (colonial system) England was more concerned/focused about the caribbean then north america. Private investors were really founding the growth and production of colonies. Population explosion in the 18th century in the new world. Increase of people comes from scots-irish, germans, a lot of unfree immigrants. New hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, new york, new jersey, Pennsylvania, delaware, maryland, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia. Wealth comes from trade in raw goods (including slaves) 60% of colonial exports originate in the southern colonies. These exports are mainly the cash crops: tobacco, rice, indigo. Need to own a lot of land and have people to work the land.
