I. Restoration Colonies PDF

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RESTORATION COLONIES- All Proprietary COLONY

DATE ESTABLISHED

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Carolina

1663 8 proprietors Spilt in 1729

Headright system, religious freedom to all Christians, representative assembly Charles Town estab. in 1680 North- backwoods, subsistence, few slaves, isolated w/ little trade South- fertile land, aristocracy, slaves, trade was vital, strong ties to Barbados

New York

1664 Granted to Duke of York by Charles II

Land between CT and DE Rivers, already controlled by Dutch, English force them to surrender, colony of great diversity

New Jersey

1674 Broke off of NY

Duke sold it to two friends- Sir John Berkeley and Sir George Cateret,, used to be into Delaware River Valley became royal colony in 1702, place of diversity, mostly small farmers Existed as E and W 1674-1702

Pennsylvania (Penn’s Woods)

1681

Quakers want religious freedom and an Am colony, King Charles II in debt to William Penn, paid him with NY and MD Philly est 1682 Colony prosper- mild climate and fertile soil, well-planned, immigrants from all over Euro Delaware carved out of S PA in 1703

1. What was the “Stuart Restoration”? Monarchy is restored but things are different, moving quickly for Eng and empire, on up&up under King Charles II 2. How did the Stuart Restoration affect those colonies already established in America? 3. How did the Restoration affect attitudes about founding more settlements? 4. What sort of social order took root in Carolina? 5. Beliefs and practices in Quakers, how did influence make PA a unique colony?...