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The Chesapeake Bay Colony
By: P. Kerimbayeva, J. Chung, and S. Skros Block 2
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Key Terms Lord Baltimore Tobacco Bacon’s Rebellion (Nathaniel Bacon)
Calvert’s John Carroll The Toleration Act Navigation Acts
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History Maryland and Virginia.
The Calvert family played a huge role in the settlement of Maryland. First settlers arrived in 1634.
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Government Proprietary System under a charter
Purpose to serve as a Refuge Bacon’s Rebellion
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Population Religious population English Settlers Native Americans
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Culture Role of men Role of women Role of children Powhatan Indians
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Economy Leader in the processing and distributing of the Bay’s seafood. Tobacco Young indentured servants. Slavery dependence In 1664 slavery laws. Navigation Acts in 1651. Prolonged economic depression.
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Religion Founded by Lord Baltimore to be a refuge for English Catholics. Act of Toleration. Battle of Severn Center of American-Catholicism John Carroll
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Conclusion: Major Events & Important People
The Calverts ( George, Cecilius, and Leonard ) John Carroll Governor Stone Nathaniel Bacon Pocahontas Brief Civil War, 1654 Bacon’s Rebellion
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