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European vs. Native Americans To what extent did Europeans develop a variety of colonization patterns, influenced by different goals, and then competed with each other and Native Americans for resources? Do Now: what are colonization Patterns? Activity: picture analysis – answer the questions in your notes – Write it!! Homework – see website first HW due Nov. 6 th
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Who are the people depicted in this image? What does this image suggest about the process of sugar refining and the people who controlled it? What does the image suggest about the people who actually worked on sugar plantations?
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Plantation Colonies England’s Tobacco Colonies The Jamestown In 1607 Jamestown settlement; only 38 of 120 men were alive after nine months; many destroyed by disease, warfare, and famine. The growing of tobacco and availability of land grants encouraged migration to the region making it profitable. By 1619, House of Burgesses convened to make laws and levy taxes.
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The Indian War of 1622: Powhatan’s brother led an unsuccessful uprising in 1607, captured John Smith; another revolt, 1622 killed 347 English settlers; King James revoked the charter and made Virginia a royal colony in 1624;
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Early America Populations Estimated European Populations c.1610 c.17 00 English in Virginia 100 7 2,000 French in New France 100 13,000 Spanish in New Mexico 500 3,000 Estimated Native Populations c. 1610 c.1700 Powhatans 15,000 1,000 Hurons 20,000 100’s Pueblos 60,000 14,000 What does the chart tell us about the fate of native Indians after European Contact?
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Plantation Colonies The Caribbean Islands - Plantation economy: * after experimentation with tobacco, indigo, cotton, cacao and ginger, many planters shifted focus to sugar cultivation wherever possible.
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Issues: climate, Indian attacks, imbalance between men and women, the Need for a labor force Headright system Indentured servants - $$$ Slaves: 1619 to VA; only 400 by 1650; 1660s VA passed laws that discriminated between whites and blacks
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