Difference Between Indentured And Headright
History Journal 1
Entry 1
Indentured and Headright
Between 1660 and 1710 Virginia's population of white settlers doubled. The Headright system was put into place to entice settlers to the new lands. This allowed 50 acres of land for each person arriving to the New World, in turn starting the indentured servant system. Employers would pay for passage to America, and a contracted period of work would be established to pay back the debt. When complete individuals would be free. The paying party would receive the 50 acres from the head right system. When free a small plot of land was usually given along with clothes and some supplies to get the individual started. So the more people land owners brought over the More land they would receive, this …show more content…
made large plantations grow quickly.
Entry 2
Slave Trade and the outcome
The black population really exploded between 1660 and 1710. Around 1670 the flow of indentured servant slowed, do to a recovering English economy and the competition between colonies for the few that came. The Royal African company started in 1672, it began bringing slaves more rapidly and at a lower price making them easily acquired. Virginia’s white to black ratio in 1660 was 27:1. Massachusetts’ white to black ratio was 52:1. The ratio differences depict the need for more labor in Virginia. Virginia had bigger plantations with easier soil to work and a better growing season. Discovery of tobacco started a huge growth in farming. 1612 John Rolfe introduced West Indian tobacco, which was a better quality and would fetch more money for the farmers. The need for labor grew with this came the need for slaves or laborers.
Entry 3
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh 1552-1618 was Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s half brother. Gilbert made three attempts to colonize the New World in 1578, 1579, and 1583. Gilbert’s attempt in 1583 had five ships and 200 settlers. He landed in Newfoundland, but moved further down south never establishing a colony. Gilbert’s expedition was hit by a storm on the way back to England, and he was lost with his ship at sea near the Azores. Walter sent many expeditions to explore the east coast of the New World. Walter was paying for these exploits from his own pocket, which was costing him greatly. He established a settlement on the outer banks of North Carolina on Roanoke Island. Walter was trying to garner support from the Queen. Walter played on the amount of land the Queen would acquire and how she could benefit from the resources available from these lands. Without the support Walter would not be able to fund the expeditions on his own much more.
Entry 4
Stamp Act
In 1765 the British imposed the stamp act taxing all printed material in the colonies.
This tax was meant to raise money for the protection of the colonies. England used this same tax to raise money. The colonists rebelled against the stamp act of 1765 by refusing to pay the tax in the colonies. The sons of liberty stood up and organized the people to destroy the tax stamps. Colonists also hindered the collector’s abilities to do their job by threatening them and damaging their homes and personal belongings. The colonies boycotted British goods almost 1000 merchants signed a non-importation agreement drastically hurting British merchant’s income. This act was repealed in 1766 and the boycott was lifted by arguments from the stamp act …show more content…
Congress.
Entry 5
The Tea Act
In 1773 the tea act was implemented that taxed all imported tea.
Parliament lifted this tax for the East India Trading Company when they were falling on hard times, which allowed the company to ship tea directly to the colonies. This sparked the Boston Tea Party. The Tea act enraged the colonists because Parliament repealed the act for The East India trading company and not the colonies. Colonists felt that requiring them to pay the tax and lifting it for the failing company was giving away their economic freedoms. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston led by Samuel Adams, on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators were disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company. The king wanted to use artillery on Boston for this act of rebellion. New York and Philadelphia said that by force or the gun is the only way that the tea would ever enter their port. Even if the tea was to make it in the Colonists were entrenched in boycotting and would not buy it.
Entry 6
Boston Massacre
In 1767 the colonists refused to pay taxes imposed by the Townshend act again boycotting imports and pushing for more domestic products. Secretary of State of the colonies, Lord Hillsborough, sent troops from the frontier to Boston. The colonists, with snowballs, were hitting the troops that were stationed in Boston; they got mad and fired into the crowd killing 5 colonists. On March 5, 1770 the Boston massacre took place.
In 1770 all the taxes were repealed except the Three-penny tea tax.
Entry 7
After Independence was won
When independence from England was won the main problem the colonists had was making a central government. The Colonists did not have any type of leadership, government or governing rules. In 1777 the articles of Confederation were submitted to the states for ratification. These articles were a loose binding of the states. The articles failed, due to lack of authority to enforce the powers they had. Before the articles of Confederation each state was making it own declaration. This was good because it held the states more accountable to the people but didn't help build a central government for the country to govern together. A Congress was in place but it was not powerful enough to raise money, necessary to pay for the war or to make laws that any sovereign state would obey. To build a country they would need a good base or foundation of laws that people could be represented throughout the country.
Entry 8
The first Continental Congress
In 1774 the first Continental Congress stood up, due to the unnecessary taxing from Britain. Prior to 1775 the colonies were not yet to the revolutionary stage with Britain. Many colonists still believed that Britain should hold some powers in the colonies such as foreign affairs, foreign commerce, imports, and exports and, other things that were outside of their direct control. In the beginning the Colonies would set up congresses and push for reform peacefully. The congress was an organization of colonial personnel that denied parliaments authority to legislate for the colonies they adopted the declaration of rights and grievances and they created a continental association to enforce the boycott of British imports.
Entry 1
Indentured and Headright
Between 1660 and 1710 Virginia's population of white settlers doubled. The Headright system was put into place to entice settlers to the new lands. This allowed 50 acres of land for each person arriving to the New World, in turn starting the indentured servant system. Employers would pay for passage to America, and a contracted period of work would be established to pay back the debt. When complete individuals would be free. The paying party would receive the 50 acres from the head right system. When free a small plot of land was usually given along with clothes and some supplies to get the individual started. So the more people land owners brought over the More land they would receive, this …show more content…
made large plantations grow quickly.
Entry 2
Slave Trade and the outcome
The black population really exploded between 1660 and 1710. Around 1670 the flow of indentured servant slowed, do to a recovering English economy and the competition between colonies for the few that came. The Royal African company started in 1672, it began bringing slaves more rapidly and at a lower price making them easily acquired. Virginia’s white to black ratio in 1660 was 27:1. Massachusetts’ white to black ratio was 52:1. The ratio differences depict the need for more labor in Virginia. Virginia had bigger plantations with easier soil to work and a better growing season. Discovery of tobacco started a huge growth in farming. 1612 John Rolfe introduced West Indian tobacco, which was a better quality and would fetch more money for the farmers. The need for labor grew with this came the need for slaves or laborers.
Entry 3
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh 1552-1618 was Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s half brother. Gilbert made three attempts to colonize the New World in 1578, 1579, and 1583. Gilbert’s attempt in 1583 had five ships and 200 settlers. He landed in Newfoundland, but moved further down south never establishing a colony. Gilbert’s expedition was hit by a storm on the way back to England, and he was lost with his ship at sea near the Azores. Walter sent many expeditions to explore the east coast of the New World. Walter was paying for these exploits from his own pocket, which was costing him greatly. He established a settlement on the outer banks of North Carolina on Roanoke Island. Walter was trying to garner support from the Queen. Walter played on the amount of land the Queen would acquire and how she could benefit from the resources available from these lands. Without the support Walter would not be able to fund the expeditions on his own much more.
Entry 4
Stamp Act
In 1765 the British imposed the stamp act taxing all printed material in the colonies.
This tax was meant to raise money for the protection of the colonies. England used this same tax to raise money. The colonists rebelled against the stamp act of 1765 by refusing to pay the tax in the colonies. The sons of liberty stood up and organized the people to destroy the tax stamps. Colonists also hindered the collector’s abilities to do their job by threatening them and damaging their homes and personal belongings. The colonies boycotted British goods almost 1000 merchants signed a non-importation agreement drastically hurting British merchant’s income. This act was repealed in 1766 and the boycott was lifted by arguments from the stamp act …show more content…
Congress.
Entry 5
The Tea Act
In 1773 the tea act was implemented that taxed all imported tea.
Parliament lifted this tax for the East India Trading Company when they were falling on hard times, which allowed the company to ship tea directly to the colonies. This sparked the Boston Tea Party. The Tea act enraged the colonists because Parliament repealed the act for The East India trading company and not the colonies. Colonists felt that requiring them to pay the tax and lifting it for the failing company was giving away their economic freedoms. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston led by Samuel Adams, on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators were disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company. The king wanted to use artillery on Boston for this act of rebellion. New York and Philadelphia said that by force or the gun is the only way that the tea would ever enter their port. Even if the tea was to make it in the Colonists were entrenched in boycotting and would not buy it.
Entry 6
Boston Massacre
In 1767 the colonists refused to pay taxes imposed by the Townshend act again boycotting imports and pushing for more domestic products. Secretary of State of the colonies, Lord Hillsborough, sent troops from the frontier to Boston. The colonists, with snowballs, were hitting the troops that were stationed in Boston; they got mad and fired into the crowd killing 5 colonists. On March 5, 1770 the Boston massacre took place.
In 1770 all the taxes were repealed except the Three-penny tea tax.
Entry 7
After Independence was won
When independence from England was won the main problem the colonists had was making a central government. The Colonists did not have any type of leadership, government or governing rules. In 1777 the articles of Confederation were submitted to the states for ratification. These articles were a loose binding of the states. The articles failed, due to lack of authority to enforce the powers they had. Before the articles of Confederation each state was making it own declaration. This was good because it held the states more accountable to the people but didn't help build a central government for the country to govern together. A Congress was in place but it was not powerful enough to raise money, necessary to pay for the war or to make laws that any sovereign state would obey. To build a country they would need a good base or foundation of laws that people could be represented throughout the country.
Entry 8
The first Continental Congress
In 1774 the first Continental Congress stood up, due to the unnecessary taxing from Britain. Prior to 1775 the colonies were not yet to the revolutionary stage with Britain. Many colonists still believed that Britain should hold some powers in the colonies such as foreign affairs, foreign commerce, imports, and exports and, other things that were outside of their direct control. In the beginning the Colonies would set up congresses and push for reform peacefully. The congress was an organization of colonial personnel that denied parliaments authority to legislate for the colonies they adopted the declaration of rights and grievances and they created a continental association to enforce the boycott of British imports.