and working for a certain number of years. They were referred to as indentured servants. Headright system -It was a system where settlers, who paid for the passage, were given some land. Bacon’s Rebellion -It was a revolt against the governor William Berkeley. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon. Royal African Company -It’s a company launched by English government that conducts trade on the Atlantic coast of Africa. Middle Passage -The journey of ships with slaves from West Africa to the West Indies
and brutality o Popé leads a rebellion push out the Spaniards o Spaniards return but grant the Natives many more freedoms • Bacon’s Rebellion o Indentured servants o Not enough land o Wanted to take Indian’s land o Nathaniel Bacon disagreed with Governor Berkley o Held House of Burgesses hostage Thesis: In the late 1600s, Bacon’s Rebellion and the Pueblo Revolt were both uprisings coordinated by a single leader who concentrated the suppressed lower classes’ fiery resentments into a full-fledged
The Native American people often get overlooked in the founding of the original colonies, but in my opinion, they had the greatest impact upon the colonies. They were some of the first settlers in America, and effected the colonies profoundly. The Virginia Company sent 144 settlers to build a new colony in North America in late 1606. Captain John Smith built ties with the local Powhatan people and their chief, who was named Powhatan. The Powhatan provided food and means of survival during this time
Jamestown, established in 1607 in Virginia, was the first successful American colony. Then in 1624, the King revoked Virginia’s charter and made it a crown colony, where the governor was appointed by the King. By the 1670s, Virginia was experiencing class divisions between the wealthy and the poor. This division grew worse as the poor started to resent the wealthy more, especially when Governor Baker tended to favor the wealthy. Many of the Virginia colonists dissatisfied with the falling prices
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore was an English man who was born on August 8, 1605. He inherited the Province of Maryland after his father died and established and managed it from his own home in Europe. He made his brother the first governor of the colony and sent with him a set of instructions telling him how to govern Maryland which were called “Instructions to the Colonists by Lord Baltimore” and later became the basis of Maryland’s laws. His father wanted everyone in Maryland to have religious
In the era of colonial America, regions were separated into distinct societies, especially the New England and Chesapeake regions. Socially, families and individuals from the colonies were different in number, beliefs, and social mobility. The economies of the colonies differed in their foundations and various industries. Concerning politics, each region had a their own form of self-government and extent of political authority. Although the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled by people
interest in trade and fishing. In the Chesapeake, the fertile soil led to the boom in tobacco production, ultimately creating a plantation economy. This difference in economies can be traced back to the first reasons why the colonies were founded. The Virginia Company originally set up the Chesapeake in Jamestown to acquire profits from gold. Captain John Smith states that the one goal of the original settlers was to greedily find and bring back gold to England (Doc. 5). Since there was no gold to be found
How much power does a book hold? While it is true that books can simply be described as pages of paper containing ink, the influence of the words in the stories of books is tremendously impactful. In fact, one theory as to what major influences affected American History that is often overlooked is the influence of books and literacy. Ever since the early colonies, reading and education have played important roles in different family households. They have even caused major debates about the significance