Jamestown and Plymouth
Jamestown- 1607
Location’s effect on society Climate Swampy- disease HIGH mortality rates
Economy Cash Crops after 1617
Tobacco’s effect on society Starvation Rely on ships and Natives for food Rely on immigration for labor
Labor and Settlement Wealthy: Dispersed settlement Costal planters 1616- Headrights/ Hundreds Dispersed settlement Costal planters Small farmers in the interior Workers: Indentured Servants 1619- intro of slavery cuz of labor shortages
Women Young, male population Few marriages few kids SLOW population growtwth Complex households Women imported after 1619
Goal Make VA like England! 1619- House of Burgesses– Like Parliament, reps make laws Church of England
Plymouth 1624 Location’s effect on society Healthier climate Longevity
Economy and Society Agriculture Timber Shipping … diverse econ. Fishing Grain Livestock Timber Shipping … diverse econ. Poorer soil No cash crops No large land holdings Close towns Fewer slaves Rely on family labor
Women Balance of men and women Stable family units Rapid population growtwth
Goal Be different Make a more perfect England! Models of reform and witness to their faith Separatists Pilgrims Puritans Religious intolerance? Make a more perfect England!
Two distinct characters Summary Two distinct characters
Middle Colonies Until 1680s- most colonists from ENGLAND After 1680s- others settle in Middle Colonies Even more diverse population and economy Agriculture and commerce Imports and exports