american life in the seventeenth century 1607-1692
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American Life in the Seventeenth Century
1607-1692
American Life in the Seventeenth Century
1607-1692
Life in the ChesapeakeLife in the Chesapeake
• Disease • Life expectancy• Population rate• Immigrant vs. native
born
• Disease • Life expectancy• Population rate• Immigrant vs. native
born
TobaccoTobacco
• Tobacco first, crops to eat second
• Soil depletion• Supply vs. demand• Laborers• Headright System
• Tobacco first, crops to eat second
• Soil depletion• Supply vs. demand• Laborers• Headright System
Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s Rebellion
• Indentured servant to freeman
• Causes• Significant
contributions• Effects
• Indentured servant to freeman
• Causes• Significant
contributions• Effects
SlaverySlavery
• Post-Bacon’s Rebellion
• Affordability of slaves• Population impact• Triangle Trade and the
Middle Passage
• Post-Bacon’s Rebellion
• Affordability of slaves• Population impact• Triangle Trade and the
Middle Passage
Africans in AmericaAfricans in America
• Deep South vs. Chesapeake labor
• Slave culture• Skilled labor and
menial labor• Stono Rebellion
• Deep South vs. Chesapeake labor
• Slave culture• Skilled labor and
menial labor• Stono Rebellion
Southern SocietySouthern Society
• Planters• Small farmers• Yeoman• Landless
• Planters• Small farmers• Yeoman• Landless
New England LifeNew England Life
• Family structure• Population growth• Role of women• Puritan influence• Harvard• Puritan Theocracy• Salem Witch Trials
• Family structure• Population growth• Role of women• Puritan influence• Harvard• Puritan Theocracy• Salem Witch Trials
Still in New EnglandStill in New England
• Geography• Economy-Farming,
fishing, ship building• Culture-Calvinist,
homogenous, WASP from England
• Geography• Economy-Farming,
fishing, ship building• Culture-Calvinist,
homogenous, WASP from England
GenderGender
• Men’s roles• Women’s roles• Children’s roles• Socioeconomic status
• Men’s roles• Women’s roles• Children’s roles• Socioeconomic status
Leisler’s Rebellion of 1691Leisler’s Rebellion of 1691
• Merchants vs. landholders
• Colonial resentment• Leisler’s removal• Impact/significance
• Merchants vs. landholders
• Colonial resentment• Leisler’s removal• Impact/significance
Main IdeasMain Ideas
• Life in the Chesapeake was harsh due to disease for the first generation
• The need for labor in the tobacco fields spurs the headright system, providing passage for English immigrants
• The impact that Bacon’s Rebellion had caused a shift from indentured servant to African slave in the fields
• The Triangle Trade became lucrative, meeting the labor demands of the Middle Colonies
• Slave labor varied from the Deep South to the Chesapeake• New England society was governed by its Puritan origins
• Life in the Chesapeake was harsh due to disease for the first generation
• The need for labor in the tobacco fields spurs the headright system, providing passage for English immigrants
• The impact that Bacon’s Rebellion had caused a shift from indentured servant to African slave in the fields
• The Triangle Trade became lucrative, meeting the labor demands of the Middle Colonies
• Slave labor varied from the Deep South to the Chesapeake• New England society was governed by its Puritan origins