By: Nicole Pangiochi, Kijuana Freeman, and Feona Burton Chesapeake, Maryland By: Nicole Pangiochi, Kijuana Freeman, and Feona Burton
Key Terms and People Act of Religious Toleration Backcountry farmers House of Burgesses House of assembly George Calvert- Lord Baltimore Cecil Calvert- 2nd Lord Baltimore Leonard Calvert Nathaniel Bacon William Berkeley William Claiborne
History George Calvert Cecilius Calvert Virginia A haven for Catholics King Charles I June 10, 1632 Queen Mary
Government Sir George Calvert appointed his son Leonard Calvert governor of the province. In 1639 the house of assembly constitute was established. In 1645 Claiborne overthrew the government. In 1649 the act of toleration was established by William Stone.
Population/Important People The population of Chesapeake, Maryland ranged from 583 to 141,073 people in the years 1630-1750. Nation Backgrounds- ireland, germany, czechoslovakia Men, Women, and Birth Rates Important people- Cecil Calvert Lord baltimore Leonard Calvert William Claiborne
Culture How they lived: Farmers, women, children beliefs The unhealthy chesapeake: Diseases, life expectancy Types of work/ crops produced
Religion Catholics and Protestants Act of Religious Toleration April 24, 1649 Death penalty Appealed in 1654 Order was restored in 1658
Economy Tobacco was Maryland main crop 1664 the assembly enacted laws officially allowing slavery Tobacco cultivation brought economic prosperity to the Chesapeake colonies
Rise of Slavery Indentured servitude becomes obsolete Importing indentured servants was more expensive Slaves did not work to pay off debt importing slaves aided in the transition from indentured servitude to slavery Importation of slaves increased The conversion to christianity did not qualify slaves for freedom
Bacon’s Rebellion Governor William Berkeley Nathaniel Bacon Occaneechi and Susquehannock tribe House of Burgesses “Declaration of the people of Virginia” September 26, 1676 October 26, 1676
Summary Events By 1650 disease, war, and migration killed many Natives. Native American land claims in Maryland Slavery increased Religion was allowed to be expressed