Tobacco -many people where against using and selling tobacco. -Tobacco spread through Jamestown -the Tobacco Cultivation Created pressure for territorial expansion. -English farmers start to used so called native land -In 1612 The Jamestown planter John Rolfe produced the high quality tobacco. • Expansion -Tobacco wasn’t enough to help the Virginia Company 1616 there was no profits. -1618 “The Headright System” the Virginia company established this trying to recruit new settlers and workers
Premium Plymouth Colony Thirteen Colonies Massachusetts Bay Colony
religious reasons when he “vowed to purge England of all radical Protestant reformers” (Davidson‚ et al 85). When the Pilgrims sailed the Mayflower in 1620‚ an error in navigation led them far north to New England‚ rather than the South. A second wave of Puritans led to the formation of the Massachusetts Bay colony and the growth of other Northern colonies. While the early settlers were all looking for new experiences‚ different types of people populated the Northern and Southern colonies. Although the two
Premium Thirteen Colonies Southern United States Slavery
workforce were young English men who were offered opportunities so as to work in the New World provided the accepted a seven year contract. Nevertheless‚ when the supply of English indentured servants began to become scarce in the 1660s‚ Chesapeake planters turned to Africans. They began to import already enslaved Africans from Caribbean sugar islands and then to purchase slaves directly from Africa. Due to this African population in Virginia started to grow. Spain‚ France‚ the Dutch‚ and English were
Premium Slavery Atlantic slave trade Slavery in the United States
more ties to England than to other colonies. Stockholders and settlers were expecting to profit from gold and crops. Elite plantation owners ran a colonial governance. Church played a minor role in politics. The Carolinas The land was settled by planters who cultivated tobacco and exported forest products as well as sugar. Settlers raised corn and cattle. Not plantation builders. Rigid social structure. Many inhabitants were displaced indentured servants from the Chesapeake region. Colony was under
Premium Colonialism Europe British Empire
is the Savior (Jews‚ atheists‚ etc). South Carolina - 1670‚ ties to West Indies. Brought in strict “Barbados Slave Codes”‚ which gave no punishment to anyone who killed a slave. Restoration colony - founded after restoration of the monarchy. Planters and aristocrats (wealthy) around Charleston‚ with rice and indigo. Began to import slaves. North Carolina - Squatters from Virginia who didn’t own any land. Developed a resistance to authority because of geographical isolation. Strong-willed
Premium Thirteen Colonies United States Slavery in the United States
America: Land Of Opportunity “We think of America as a land of opportunity”‚ and it was. Back between the 1600’s through 1774 America was a great place to start off fresh and move onto something new and exciting. Many people wanted to relocate to the America’s due to the great rumors‚ which it had lead on. Although there were many opportunities available in America‚ they were limited and were a struggle to succeed in for some. The new settlers of America came from many different backgrounds and
Premium England Indentured servant Henry VIII of England
English Colonization and the Road to Revolution A. Considering English Colonization‚ there exists a striking difference between the attitude of English Colonists and other Europeans. Europeans came to America with an intention to stay and travelled in the form of family groups. In the mid seventeenth century‚ Europeans started settling their colonies in America that disturbed the lives of the local people. As evident from their actions‚ the basic reason to settle these colonies was to gain access
Premium United States England Colonialism
The political climate in America took a different form from its origins in Europe. The colonies were far from the royal government. The colonies created their own institutions which resulted in their own self-government. Local communities became capable of running themselves and maintained control over the delegates appointed to the colonial assembly. The provincial governors appointed by the crown lacked control and were never certain of their time in office. (American History‚ p97). The economic
Premium Slavery
cultures of their neighbors. Indians and Africans‚ a substantial part of the colonial population‚ have been ignored in models of cultural uniformity. Even white Protestant immigrants created diverse cultures. While sharing a common religious vision‚ Puritans and Anglicans‚ Baptists and Quakers‚ differed vehemently in the particulars of their faiths. In America‚ without the pressure of a strong Anglican established church‚ the particularities of each group were accentuated. By
Premium Thirteen Colonies Culture Popular culture
Vocabulary * Latitude: distance north or south of the equator. * Longitude: distance east or west of the prime meridian. * Mercantilism: the way England made money off of the colonists. * Religious Toleration: The basic idea that a society should be tolerant (accepting) of all religious beliefs. * Quarter: to provide with lodging or shelter. * Loyalists: American colonists who remained loyal to Britain. * Boycott: to refuse to buy items from a particular country
Free American Revolution Thirteen Colonies