Thursday, September 21-- Period 5 Tidbits of information.

Today's lesson was based on Wednesday night's Homework assignment found on schoolnotes.com. Reminder: The Essay Data information sheet is due tomorrow!

Now for the Tidbits of Info

• During the 1700s, the political culture became reminiscient of British culture. (i.e. Governor= King, Assembly= Aristocratic parliament.)
• During the 1720s, every colony had an appointed governor, with his advisors; this kept things together.
• The governor was very persuasive and seemt more cooperative with the colonists, causing better relationships between government and colonists.
• An elective legislative assembly run by the colonists was a sign of a democratic element playing in effect in the colonial time; same element seen when land-owning caucasian male were allowed to vote.
• The French strenghten their postion in North America by building forts around the Great Lakes such as Fort St. Fréderic.
• The French expanded into the Mississippi/Louisiana and founded New Orleans.
• Indians and French relations begin to sour as Indians are gradually trade and rely on British supplies than French.
• The Stono Rebellion had occured do to a promise Spanish-Florida had made with the African slaves promising their freedom if they came to Florida, convert to Catholicism, and rebel against the English. (Known as the largest slave revolt in colonial history)
• In 1739, the War of Jenkin's Ear, broke out between Spain and Britain, with Spain trying to capture Georgia and South Carolina but to no avail.
• The Spanish and French join forces to fight against British in what's called the King George's War.
• Britain had the early advantage in the war, but due to impressment of the British navy in order to gain more troops, the colonists begin protest.
• After the war, the French and the British come to form a peace treaty where as the Brits give back Louisbourg to the French.

If any body would like to add on anything else or can better explain this lesson, feel free to express your concerns in the comments section. Thank you.