Britain, French and Spanish Colonies in America in 1740
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- Britain, French and Spanish Colonies in North America in 1740
- Nature/impact of Govt. on colonies
- Governors responsible for internal administration
- Dismissed by King (ROYAL), dependent on revenue from assemblies
- BofT - colonial appointments, drew up govt. instructions, reviewed legislation
- Sec of State for South - routine admin, communicate governors on policy w/BofT
- Governors gave reports to secretary on colonial affairs, BofT commercial
- Agencies warned colonies of changes, informed Britain of colonial thinking
- Salutary neglect - left to devices, assumption America was subject to parliamentary legislation.
- Agencies warned colonies of changes, informed Britain of colonial thinking
- Governors gave reports to secretary on colonial affairs, BofT commercial
- Sec of State for South - routine admin, communicate governors on policy w/BofT
- BofT - colonial appointments, drew up govt. instructions, reviewed legislation
- Dismissed by King (ROYAL), dependent on revenue from assemblies
- Local Govt. New Eng, people who owned own land could vote - fixed local taxes - chose men to administer town's business
- British rule in Colonies - charters confirmed authority. Authority ambiguous in Prop, tenuous in Corp.
- 1696 - King & Privy Council reviewed Colonial laws - 5% disallowed
- British rule in Colonies - charters confirmed authority. Authority ambiguous in Prop, tenuous in Corp.
- Governors responsible for internal administration
- Types of Colonies
- Proprietary - crown invested power into hands of certain families
- Corporate - possessed charters for autonomy WMWP voted for Governor
- Royal - Governor appointed by King
- Division
- New England. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut
- Middle - NY, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
- Southern, Virginia,Maryland, N&S Carolina Georgia
- Growth
- 1700-63, 8x population. 1750-1770, England & Wales up by 15% America 100%
- High birth & low death rates, immigration. 1/2 lived in South
- Virginia > Georgia
- Towns
- All seaports, Philadelphia, NY, Boston, Newport and Charleston. only 3.5% of population
- European Settlement
- Largest groups were Scots-Irish Protestants Ulster, bad land system/harvests, decline in linen trade
- Germans for economic reasons and religious tolerance
- African settlement
- 1763, Slaves 1/6 population, grew more rapidly than white population, 90% in South
- Results of immigration
- 1760, 1/2 English, 15% rest of 'UK', African >20% , Germans 8%. Colonists blended well, but German had religious & cultural autonomy
- Nature/impact of Govt. on colonies
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