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| Leisler's Rebellion (1689-91) |
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| After news of the abdication of James II had reached NY, a local militia captain proclaimed himself governor of the colony. He claimed to rule in the name of the new monarchs, William and Mary, and attempted without success to organize and expedition against French Canada during King William's War. In 1691, after a governor appointed by King William had arrived in NY, he resisted turning over power. He was arrested, tried for treason and executed. |
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| An uprising of western Virginia planters against the Eastern Establishment headed by Sir William Berkeley, the royal governor. The Westerners, led by Nathaniel Bacon, resented both the social pretensions of the Berkeley group--which in turn considered the Baconites "a giddy and unthinking multitude" --and Berkeley's unwillingness to support their attacks on local Indians. Bacon raisd a small army, murdered some peaceful Indians, burned Jamestown, and forced the governor to flee. But Bacon came down with a "violent flux" and died, and soon thereafter Berkeley restored order. |
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| The Spanish empire enticed slaves of English colonies to escape to Spanish territory. In 1733 Spain issued an edict to free all runaway slaves from British territory who made their way into Spanish possessions. On Sept. 9, 1739, about 20 slaves, mostly from Angola, gathered under the leadership of a slave called Jemmy near the Stono River, 20 miles from Charleston. 44 blacks and 21 whites lost their lives. South Carolina responded by placing import duties on slave from abroad, strengthening patrol duties and militia training, and recommending more benign treatment of slaves. |
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| Because of the massive amounts of tobacco crops planted by families, white labor were brought in from England to work on the farms. In exchange for working, they revieved transatlantic passage and eventual "freedom dues", including a few barrels of corn, a suit of clothes, and possibly a small piece of land. |
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| A way to attract immigrants; gave 50 acres of land to anyone who paid their way and/or any plantation owner that paid an immigrants way; mainly a system in the southern colonies |
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| He was British colonial governor of Virginia from 1642-52. He showed that he had favorites in his second term which led to the Bacon's rebellion in 1676, which he ruthlessly suppressed. He had poor frontier defense. |
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