Nhi Le Mid-term essay outline Explain the four major types of British colonial communities that developed by the middle of the 18th century. Talk about the economic‚ political‚ and social characteristics that made each community that made each community unique. Introduction Introduce 4 major types of British colonial communities: Urban seaports‚ Backcountry/frontier‚ settled farming‚ and southern plantation These communities are distinguished by their uniqueness in economic‚ political and social
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standard for labor in Jamestown; However‚ social stability was the primary factor in shifting from indentured servants to racialized slavery. Jamestown’s original purpose was to make money for the
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consisting of white indenture servants and black slaves‚ was small in size and were high in demand. The conditions the British Colonial workforce endured were impacted by the following three factors: new founded political laws that dictated the terms of the workforce‚ a strong economy depended on intense labor‚ and societal beliefs of this era. The laws that were put in place by the political government play a part in the injustice that slaves and indentured servant endured during colonial times
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hopes to build a free world. The Native Americans introduced the colonist to a lot of things‚ one being tobacco. Colonist looked to enslave Native Americans to get the job done but the natives would not cooperate. So‚ they then looked upon Indentured Servants‚ which worked for a term in exchange for their passage to North America. The demand for highly profitable crops that grew well in many parts of America continued to grow. Landowners discovered that African slaves were more profitable. This is
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beginning in 1606 throughout the entire 17th century. Early‚ there were many hardships as described by George Percy (Document A). However‚ the colonists were able to alter their colony with the aid of the tobacco industry along with the use of indentured servants‚ and most notably slaves. Although the Virginians faced many challenges‚ their efforts changed the colony socially and economically throughout the century. During the beginning of the colonization process‚ settlers who rushed to Virginia faced
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In 1606‚ in search of wealth and treasure‚ hundreds of settlers emigrated to the Virginia colony. Virginia was drastically changed over the century of its establishment. The Virginians faced multiple challenges during the molding of this new colony. Their efforts changed the colony socially and economically over the course of the century. Some challenges that they had to face were not being killed by the Indians‚ having any sort of government because England was basically leaving them out on their
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over the course of about sixty years. Beginning in 1643 their laws of servitude dealt entirely with indentured servants with no mention of race at all. This is likely because these laws were in reference to white servants. In March 1661 the assembly mentions “negroes” in reference to them running away with a white servant. Surprisingly‚ since blacks were already slaves for life‚ the white servant would “serve for the time of the said negroes absence.” By 1672 if a slave ran away and resisted their
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In the earlier years of American colonialism‚ slavery was not very common because of the dependence on indentured servants. However‚ as indentured servitude became a less reliable source of labor‚ southern plantation owners turned to slave labor. Economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors all contributed to the growth and spread of slavery in the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775. The growth of the economy in the Americas made slaves an essential part of the labor force during that time period
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In 1641‚ the Massachusetts’ General Court issued a Body of Liberty that derived from a person’s social position. This allowed certain‚ and separate‚ privileges to freemen and women among children and servants. Each town had a designated church‚ which further allowed the cementation between church and state as the colony barred ministers from holding offices. As an offset of the closely-knit‚ patriarchal nature of the communities in New England‚ self-sufficient
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The Slavery Debate The British colonies in North America depended on slavery. They depended on it to increase their crop yields‚ to improve their economies‚ and most importantly‚ to make life easier for themselves. There were many events that contributed to the institution of slavery‚ including Key slave codes‚ Bacon’s rebellion‚ and the Transatlantic slave trade. Although historical events did in fact influence the institution of slavery‚ it is also true that slavery influenced the development
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