multitude” (H.R. McIlwaine‚ ed.‚ Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1659/60-1693‚ [Richmond‚ 1914]‚ 73) – indentured servants‚ slaves‚ poor whites and blacks‚ debtors and landless freemen. BUT ENDED IN THE 1680S…. -planters saw the lower classes as a serious threat to Virginia’s internal security: “Great Virginia planters expressed disappointment with the quality of their servants regardless of the means by which they had been recruited. The owners of large tobacco plantations wanted hard-working
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inaccurate statements because of oddball generalizations. I’m guessing (or hoping!) that many of these occurred because of the stress of writing a timed essay. But‚ for the record‚ here are some examples of generalizations which you should avoid: -“Indentured servitude ended” (No‚ it severely declined; it was still around during the Rev’l War) -“All the Indians died from disease” (No‚ there are still tribes on the East coast today! Yes‚ lots died from disease‚ but others fought colonists in wars or
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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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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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involuntary labor were indentured servitude and slavery. Often indentured servants are of European origin either carrying out their sentences or paying off their passages. The Experience of Bondage: Gottlieb Mittelberger’s account‚ 1754‚ was written by a German schoolmaster about his voyage to Philadelphia as an indentured servant. In his account‚ he describes the horrid conditions faced by voyagers from the tightly packed spaces‚ sickness and the purchasing process of servants. At the same time‚ the
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statement is true based on the events staged throughout the Colonial period. There were predominantly more economic concerns rather than religious concerns during the settlements of British North America. The joint-stock company in Virginia‚ indentured servants and tobacco in Chesapeake Bay‚ and colonial slavery are all examples of economic concerns in the Colonial period. Religious actions also took place mostly in Pennsylvania and Maryland with the Quakers and Catholics‚ but the economic concerns
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