AP U.S. HistoryAP U.S. HistoryUnit 1 Part 1Unit 1 Part 1

1607-The Present1607-The Present

BackgroundBackground

The Origins of our DemocracyThe Origins of our Democracy

The English tradition of Rights of ManThe English tradition of Rights of Man 11001100Henry IHenry I Rights of EnglishmenRights of Englishmen 12151215King JohnKing John Magna CartaMagna Carta 1630’s1630’s Charles ICharles I Petition of RightsPetition of Rights 1689 Wm. & Mary1689 Wm. & Mary English Bill of English Bill of

RightsRights

The Origins of The Origins of Democracy Democracy continuedcontinued

Influence of the Enlightenment Influence of the Enlightenment Philosophers:Philosophers: John LockeJohn Locke MontesquieuMontesquieu RousseauRousseau BaccariaBaccaria

Democracy in the English Democracy in the English coloniescolonies

Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact The Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutThe Fundamental Orders of Connecticut By the time of the American Revolution, all By the time of the American Revolution, all

colonies had three branches of government colonies had three branches of government including elected legislative bodiesincluding elected legislative bodies

At first the franchise depended upon At first the franchise depended upon Church attendance, then property Church attendance, then property ownership until 1843ownership until 1843

Then voting was available to white male Then voting was available to white male adults adults

The Expansion of The Expansion of DemocracyDemocracy

Amendments 14 & 15 for African Amendments 14 & 15 for African AmericansAmericans

Native Americans (1868 and 1870)Native Americans (1868 and 1870) Amendment 19 for women (1920)Amendment 19 for women (1920) The Indian Civil Rights Act (1924)The Indian Civil Rights Act (1924)

The Age of DiscoveryThe Age of Discovery

PortugalPortugal 1450’s Prince Henry the 1450’s Prince Henry the NavigatorNavigator Diaz and the Cape of Good HopeDiaz and the Cape of Good Hope De Gama and IndiaDe Gama and India Cabral and BrazilCabral and Brazil

AfricaAfrica GoldGold SlavesSlaves

SpainSpain

ColumbusColumbus The Conquistadors: Cortez and The Conquistadors: Cortez and

PizarroPizarro The Missionaries: Las CasasThe Missionaries: Las Casas SlaverySlavery New SpainNew Spain St. Augustine, Fla. 1565St. Augustine, Fla. 1565

The Treaty of Tordesilles The Treaty of Tordesilles 14941494

In an effort to prevent the two In an effort to prevent the two Catholic countries, Spain and Catholic countries, Spain and Portugal from going to war over the Portugal from going to war over the New World, the Pope drew a New World, the Pope drew a boundary line (which was later boundary line (which was later adjusted to accommodate Portugal’s adjusted to accommodate Portugal’s claim to Brazil)claim to Brazil)

Later…Later…

The English The English Jamestown 1607Jamestown 1607 The FrenchThe French Quebec 1608Quebec 1608 The DutchThe Dutch New Amsterdam 1609New Amsterdam 1609

New France, New Spain,New France, New Spain, the English Colonies the English Colonies

Reasons for Reasons for Colonization:Colonization:

GodGodGoldGoldGloryGlory

The European Colonizing The European Colonizing AgentsAgents

Spain (Monarchy) was the only country Spain (Monarchy) was the only country to bring back real wealth.to bring back real wealth.

The wealth from the Aztec and Inca The wealth from the Aztec and Inca empires inflated the European economy empires inflated the European economy ten times overten times over

The French (Monarchy) found wealth in The French (Monarchy) found wealth in the Fur Tradethe Fur Trade

The English and the Dutch The English and the Dutch (Constitutional Monarchies) made their (Constitutional Monarchies) made their money by trading with their coloniesmoney by trading with their colonies

ReligionReligion

The Huguenots were expelled from The Huguenots were expelled from France and came to the New WorldFrance and came to the New World

The Spanish (and French) sent The Spanish (and French) sent missionaries to convert the nativesmissionaries to convert the natives

Six of the thirteen English colonies Six of the thirteen English colonies were founded for religious reasonswere founded for religious reasons

The Columbian ExchangeThe Columbian Exchange

Crops: the potato, cornCrops: the potato, corn Animals: Protein sourcesAnimals: Protein sources Disease…Smallpox, SyphilisDisease…Smallpox, Syphilis

The Europeans The Europeans and the Native Americansand the Native Americans

The SpanishThe Spanish ConquistadorsConquistadors Tried to enslave the nativesTried to enslave the natives The Missionaries: Las CasasThe Missionaries: Las Casas The Slave Trade: AsientoThe Slave Trade: Asiento Spanish SocietySpanish Society

The Europeans and the The Europeans and the NativesNatives

The FrenchThe French: How they colonized: How they colonized The Fur TradeThe Fur Trade Friendly relations with nativesFriendly relations with natives Married into the tribesMarried into the tribes Depended upon the natives for survivalDepended upon the natives for survival

The Europeans and the The Europeans and the NativesNatives

The English…and the PuritansThe English…and the Puritans The English and VirginiaThe English and Virginia The Iroquois were allied with the The Iroquois were allied with the

EnglishEnglish All others were allied with the French All others were allied with the French

so…English policy was exterminationso…English policy was extermination 1637 The Pequot War (Conn)1637 The Pequot War (Conn) 1675 King Philip’s War (Metacomet was 1675 King Philip’s War (Metacomet was

the chief of the Wanpanoaga tribe) (Mass)the chief of the Wanpanoaga tribe) (Mass) The New England ConfederationThe New England Confederation

Take a look at your essay Take a look at your essay packetpacket

What would you list?What would you list? What is your thesis?What is your thesis?

Religious FreedomReligious Freedom

Not an issue for Spain or Portugal…Not an issue for Spain or Portugal…everyone was Catholiceveryone was Catholic

Not an issue for the Netherlands…They Not an issue for the Netherlands…They tolerated all faithstolerated all faiths

France…When the Edict of Nantes was France…When the Edict of Nantes was revoked about 300,000 Huguenots revoked about 300,000 Huguenots (French Calvinists) to the New World (French Calvinists) to the New World (Carolina)(Carolina)

England: Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers, England: Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers, CatholicsCatholics

MercantilismMercantilism

Thomas Hobbes and Thomas Hobbes and The Leviathan The Leviathan defended mercantilismdefended mercantilism

Adam Smith andAdam Smith and The Wealth of The Wealth of Nations Nations defended free-market defended free-market capitalismcapitalism

What IS Mercantilism?What IS Mercantilism?

MercantilismMercantilism

and the Spanishand the Spanish and the French …Colbertand the French …Colbert and the English Navigation Actsand the English Navigation Acts