Chapter 3 Review Questions Do Now Agenda: 1 Chapter 3 Review Questions 2 Intro to AP Essays 3 Practice: Dissecting the Question Homework: Thursday-Sunday: Read, take Cornell Notes, and define key terms for Chapter 4. Monday: Read and complete analysis worksheet for “A Model of Christian Charity”.
Comprehension and Analysis Tobacco dominated European settlement in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake. How did tobacco agriculture shape the region’s development? In your answer, be sure to address the demographic and geographic features of the colony. Comprehension and Analysis
Why had slave labor largely displaced indentured servant labor by 1700 in Chesapeake tobacco production? Comprehension and Analysis
Comprehension and Analysis Bacon’s Rebellion highlighted significant tensions within Chesapeake society. What provoked the rebellion, and what did it accomplish? In your answer, be sure to consider causes and results in the colonies and in England. Comprehension and Analysis
Colonial Regions
Three Types of Charters 1. Corporate Colony Run by a joint-stock company Like a corporation Middle class people pooled their small savings to start a business. 2. Royal Colony Directly under the king’s rule 3. Proprietary Colony Ruled by people who were granted ownership by the king The king thought this would give him almost total control.
The Chesapeake Colonies Virginia Maryland Virginia Was given to George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) as a reward. = 1st proprietary colony Act of Toleration 1st law granting religious freedom Only applied to Christians; death to any who denied divinity of Christ. Protestant Revolt/Civil War Resented Catholic proprietor; repealed Act of Toleration Bacon’s Rebellion Sir Wm Berkeley (royal governor) favored wealthy planters Didn’t protect backwoods farmers from Indian attacks Nathanial Bacon Led the farmers in a rebellion. Volunteer army raided and massacred Indian Villages Defeated the governor’s forces; burned Jamestown Later brutally suppressed. 2 Major Colonial Disputes in Virginia CLASS DIFFERENCES (wealthy planters v. poor farmers) COLONIAL RESISTANCE TO ROYAL CONTROL
The Chesapeake Colonies: Labor Shortages (tobacco industry) Reasons for INITIAL slow growth: Unhealthy climate High death rate Disease Indian attacks Male-Female imbalance 40 million lbs exported annually 3 Solutions to Labor Shortage: Indentured Servitude Under the absolute rule of their master, who paid for their passage, room, and board, for 4-7 years After this, they gained their freedom, worked or farmed. Head right System 50 acres were given to: An immigrant who paid for his own passage A plantation owner who paid an immigrant’s passage Slavery Bacon’s rebellion demonstrated need for a new labor source—colonists increasingly turned towards African slavery during the 17th century Initially, African slaves had the same status as indentured servants (not for life) House of Burgesses: in 1660’s, enacted laws that discriminated against blacks (treated as lifelong slaves).
Intro to APUSH Essays Three total – 2 hours and 10 minutes of straight writing!
APUSH Essays DBQ (Document Based Question) First essay 15 minute reading of docs & 45 minute writing time Good news = much of the info you need to answer is given to you in the documents Bad(ish) news = you need to understand all of the docs, sort them into meaningful categories, & use them to build your own original argument This is the kind of work that historians do Docs = unified thematically and prompt gives a clue about how to look at them Docs = evidence You're going to want to use as many as possible to support your argument APUSH Essays