~Chapter Four Notes~

• Government of the 1700s: colonies adopted a government mirroring England's government.
• Adopted a British governor
• Chose assemblies to recognize issues of the colonists
• Once the colonists received the right to vote, only white males could obtain that right
• If the governor was to be successful, he was to have full cooperation from both the colonists and assemblies.

After Queen Ann's War

• The French began to build up their defense systems including their harbors and forts
• Built forts along Lake Champlane and along the Great Lakes
• Attempted to establish a settlement in Louisianna (now present-day New Orleans)
• As the Indians began coming back, the French began to feel threatened
• British show interest in moving west over the mountains
• Instead of trading with the French, Indians traded with the British because of cheaper british product.
• The Indian and French relationship had begun to die down
• As French begin to settle and the British move out, Spain is also watching the French
• Spain establishes a settlement in Texas
• Spain promises freedom to the slaves, as long as they would convert to Catholicism
• Governor of Spanish Florida offers freedom, this then results in the "Stonall Rebellion"
• This was the largest rebellion yet
• Slaves were limited to freedom, and when they tried to escape some slaves got caught
• While trying to escape, slaves killed 25 British settlers, yet 65 slaves get killed on the way

1739

• Spain and Britain go to war; known as the War of Jenkin's Ear
• Spain obtains a lot of the South American territory
• Spain has military establishments in Cuba and Panama
• Main targets are British Georgia and South Carolina
• Spain plans to have a victory and expect to rip them a part, but fail and step back out of British way.

1744

• France joins Spain in defense; this becomes known as King George's War
• British have early victory
• British ships go into Boston, arrive on the shore and try and impress the men
• "Impressment"- a gang of sailors try and attempt to beat up the Bostonians
• Execute the plan in a mob, but the Bostonians were willing to stand up against the British
• After King George's War, British seemed to have an expansion of people
• Britain move in Canada, establish a settlement called Halifax
• Make some land claims including Maine and New Hampshire