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What Are The Causes Of Jacob Leisler's Rebellion

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New England Social Order
Based on religious standing.
Puritans were intolerant of dissenters.
Stono Uprising
The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period which occurred in 1739 in South Carolina. 100 African Americans rose up, got weapons and killed several whites then tried to escape to S. Florida. The uprising was crushed and the participants executed. The main form of rebellion was running away, though there was no where to go.
Mercantilism
an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
Enumerated Goods
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18 people were hanged as witches. Afterwards, most of the people involved admitted that the trials and executions had been a terrible mistake.
Leisler's Rebellion
1689 - When King James II was dethroned and replaced by King William of the Netherlands, the colonists of New York rebelled and made Jacob Leiser, a militia officer, governor of New York. Leisler was hanged for treason when royal authority was reinstated in 1691, but the representative assembly which he founded remained part of the government of New York.
Indentured Servants a poor person obligated to a fixed term of unpaid labor, often in exchange for a benefit such as transportation, protection, or training.
Williamsburg
the Virginia Colony was founded on May 14, 1607. It is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts. It was founded by Captain John Smith. It became the first capital of the Colony for 92 years, until 1699, when it was relocated to Williamsburg. (Jamestown virginia)
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The Chesapeake had a very high mortality rate for its settlers. Many who were apart of this colony were already indentured servants. This colony was not thriving population wise so the crops were the only thing they had going for them. They

How and why did the African American experience vary widely in the colonies?

What was the Stono Uprising? slave rebellion which occurred in 1739 in South Carolina. 100 African Americans rose up,led by Jemmy got weapons and killed several whites then tried to escape to S. Florida. Wanted freedom and liberty. The uprising was crushed and the participants executed with their heads displayed on stakes. Destroyed African American's ability to make money or have an education, harsher slave code, and a delay in slave trade

What was mercantilism?
An economic system that means more exports than imports, and gaining more gold and silver than other countries. Wealth measured in the amount of precious metal. Led to a lot of search for wealth and colonies. Most in the years of the 17th and 18th century. Most likely beyond

What were the Navigation Acts and what was their

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