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Chapter 3 Section 4
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1660 – tobacco prices fall (largest American exported crop) Large plantations can recover, small farms cannot Building Colonies took work and people Homes, land, churches, crops, and harvest Indentured Servants – people who agreed to pay off a debt by doing work without pay Also, English criminals, Scottish and Irish POW’s, and African slaves sent to Americas
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Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) – Catholic Wanted a Catholic colony in the Americas Died before gaining the grant from the king Son, Cecilius Calvert, carried on the dream (never went) Sent his two brothers to set up the colony Named after Virgin Mary or Queen Henrietta Maria Baltimore – Maryland port on the Potomac River All people were asked to grow tobacco and one other crop (corn, wheat, veggies, and fruit) Most owners were very wealthy, so workers came
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Boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon – British astronomers who drew the line In Maryland, Protestants always outnumbered Catholics from the beginning Act of Toleration – law that granted Catholics and Protestants the right to worship freely Repealed in 1692 by the English government Maryland became Anglican
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Nathaniel Bacon – planter and leader in western VA Opposed the Eastern dominated government in VA Led western VA settlers in Native American attacks Led army on Jamestown and burn capital Governor Berkeley exiled from VA Bacon’s Rebellion – showed American rebel- nature and began militia for protection
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Carolina – Latin for “Charles’ Land” Settlers formed a city “Charles’ Town” (Charleston) John Locke – English political philosopher Wrote the Carolina constitution – plan of government Northern and Southern Carolina North – mostly farmers and forest farmers (no port) South – Good Harbor, most from Barbados, land produced rice (required hard labor) Used Slaves to harvest sugar and rice Eliza Lucas – developed flower crop “indigo” Called “Blue Gold” of Carolina More than half of Southern Carolina’s population was slaves North and South Carolina split over governmental representation
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Last British colony – General John Oglethorpe Planned as a debtor colony Debtors – those who are unable to repay debts Also, it was the buffer for Spanish attacks First town = Savannah – forts to defend from Spain Outlawed slavery, Catholics, and rum Due to demand, slavery and rum bans lifted GA had the highest non-British population on a British colony
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Quebec – founded by the French 1663 – New France becomes a French colony Louis Joliet (fur trader) and Jacques Marquette (priest) – explored the Miss. River Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle – explored the Miss. again claimed the territory for King Louis XIV (Louisiana) Founded a port named New Orleans Tenant farmers – settlers pay a lord an annual rent and worked for lord a fixed number of days New France grew so slowly that the Native Americans were not forced off their lands (France = respect)
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Spain settled all over South, Central, and North America Santa Fe - Spanish settlement Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California Goal = set up a boundary between France and Mexico Missions – religious settlements established to convert people to a faith Junipero Serra – Franciscan monk founded a mission in San Diego Set up 8 more missions along El Camino Real ( The Royal Highway) – Los Angeles and Monterey
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Section 4-28 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Checking for Understanding __ 1.laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America __ 2.farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops __ 3.religious settlement __ 4.person or country that owes money __ 5.a formal plan of government A.indentured servant B.constitution C.debtor D.tenant farmer E.mission Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. A D E C B
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