Describe the harsh life of the Chesapeake settlers Life In the Southern Colonies: the Expansion of the Chesapeake in the 17th century Describe the harsh life of the Chesapeake settlers How will the need for labor in the agricultural south have an influence on their history?

Unhealthy Chesapeake WHY WAS THE CHESAPEAKE AN UNHEALTHY REGION OF THE COLONIES? HOW DID THIS IMPACT THE LIVES OF THE SETTLERS WITHIN THIS REGION? Disease: Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid Short life expectancies Single men, smaller families Settlers will eventually develop immunities that will allow for the colonies to flourish

Tobacco The poor man’s crop Ruined soil Led to westward expansion of Chesapeake colonies- looking for more land Greater demand for labor Indentured servants from Europe

Indentured Servitude Activity: Pages 63 in textbook Explain one of these terms and explain how it fostered indentured servitude in the colonies. “Surplus”-Rows 1 & 4 “Freedom dues”- Rows 2 & 5 “Head-right” system- Rows 3 & 6 How did the system of indentured servitude come to favor the Masters rather than the servants?

First American Rebellion 1676 Many Virginians, landless single-men, are upset with Governor William Berkeley Cruel, selfish ruler Berkeley would not protect settlers who expanded westward to find arable land against Native attacks Reason: making illegal profit from fur trade with Indians

First American Rebellion A Virginian planter, Nathanial Bacon, spurred a rebellion against the Virginia governor Bacon- wealthy background, lawyer, settled south of Richmond; not far from the Indian frontier Bacon & his followers attacked the Natives, forced Berkeley out of Jamestown, and set fire to the capital Bacon died during rebellion from disease, ending the rebellion

Importance of Bacon’s Rebellion Same year as King Philip’s war in MA Ignited unhappiness of landless former servants Leads to increased tensions between lower class frontiersmen and the landowning gentry Will cause landowners to look for less troublesome laborers African slaves

Colonial Slavery With a partner, read the worksheet on the Triangular trade & answer the focusing questions Be ready to discuss! Complete for homework if needed

The Journey

Slavery and Southern Society With the expansion of the African slave trade in the colonies, Southern colonies began to pass slave codes Similar to Barbados Slave Codes As slavery spread, so did the gaps in the South’s social structure At the top of Southern society were a small percentage of planters, “First Families of Virginia” or “FFVs” Majority of Southern society was made up of the lowly small farmers Then landless whites, and at the bottom black slaves