American Colonies: Prelude

to RevolutionsBy: Aubree Balkan

American Colonies 13: Glorious Revolutions

“Glorious Revolutions” depicted a spontaneous uprising by a united English people

Maryland hosted the third and smallest but most successful colonial uprising of 1689

Virginia and the English West Indies did not rebel despite the grievances with high taxes and arbitrary governors

American Colonies 14: Trade

18th century, trade within the empire became more complex

The wealth of colonial regions varied directly and positively with the number of slaves

The improvement flow of information and more complex patterns of commerce boosted economic growth in colonies

American Colonies 15: Race

Before 1740, no ministers challenged the slave system or even bothered to try and convert them to Christianity

A few unite evangelicals overtly challenged the slave system

Only the Quakers tried to fulfill the radical racial implications

American Colonies 17: Texas

French traders came to the Great Plains river to trade with the village people, offering guns and ammunition for buffalo hides and slaves

Spanish did not recognize how overmatched they had become to the Indians

For one generation, the missions prospered in San Antonio

American Colonies 18: Empire of Liberty

Many colonist feared a civil war until the American Revolution War began in 1775

Less populous colonies remained loyal to British protection when the civil war erupted in 1775

1763, British prevailed in the imperial wars to dominate North America

American Colonies 19: Russians

Russians expanded eastward across Siberia during the 16th and 17th century

Russians relied on Siberian tribal peoples to kill sable

Russians tried to easily establish an American empire by appearing before the Indians as kinder and gentle colonizers