1607 j amestown first permanent settlement john smith/pocahontas what is the story? whose...
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1607 JAMESTOWNFirst permanent settlementJohn Smith/Pocahontas
What is the story?Whose perspective is correct?
What really happened?
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ENGLISH COLONIZATIONHow does it compare to Spanish Colonization?
What is the value of the English Colonies? What purpose do they serve?
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PURPOSE OF COLONIES
Strengthen Mother Country.Source of Raw materials.Market Place for finished
products.
Mercantilism: an economic system
developing during the decay of feudalism to unify and increase the power and especially the monetary wealth of a nation by a strict governmental regulation of the entire national economy usually through policies designed to secure an accumulation of bullion, a favorable balance of trade, the development of agriculture and manufactures, and the establishment of foreign trading monopolies
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PURPOSE OF COLONIES
Military Base.Release valve for excess population.
Export System of govt., values, religion.
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WHY DID INDIVIDUALS COME TO THE NEW WORLD?
To make money.Liberty / Freedom.Adventure/ exploration.Fleeing from Justice.
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TREATY OF TORDESILLAS
1494North America claimed by Spain
1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada by England sparks confidence.
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VIRGINIA COMPANYStarted with 6 million acres
Indian massacre spawns investigation by the crown.
Charter revoked due to dismal conditions
Royal Colony 1624-1776
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VIRGINIA COMPANYLaws approved by KingHouse of Burgesses
Oldest assembly in coloniesAll adult free men could vote for Burgesses
Some level of independent thinking.
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VIRGINIA COMPANY
Tobacco dominates the economy.
Labor intensive2-3 times the wages in Virginia than in England.
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HEADRIGHT SYSTEMSettlers received 50 acres of land if they paid for their own voyage.Pull factorWhat type of settler/pilgrim?
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INDENTURED SERVANTSCannot pay for voyage.4-7 year termHeadright goes to the master/planter.80% of immigrantsRich get richerLand not available for the poor
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LAWS (SLAVES, SERVANTS)
Indenture can be double for running away.
Slave status inherited from mother.
Baptism or conversion to Christianity does not emancipate. (compatable
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LAWS (SLAVES, SERVANTS)
Killing a slave is legal.Use of force to suppress rebellious slaves.
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LIFE IN THE CHESAPEAKE Religious to a certain extent.
Most people are ProtestantReal religion was tobacco and trying to make money.
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MERCANTILIST ASSUMPTIONS
What was good for England should determine policy.
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YEOMAN FARMERSubsistence farming:
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BACON’S REBELLION
3 developments:1) Ample supply depresses tobacco prices. Planter profits decrease.
2) Mortality rate declined most people outlived indenture.3) Planter Elite formed compound their success.
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BACON’S REBELLIONLand was in short supply.Indian lands protected and off limits.
New freed men from Indenture had to get land on the frontier
Population growing.
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REBELLION CRUSHED Bacon deadReforms and Bacon’s laws repealed.
New Governor in place.Little effort to stop encroachment of Indian landBetter to fight the Indians
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MOVE TOWARD SLAVE SYSTEM
Labor needs of Planters met.Slaves more expensive but never became free.
Difference between planters and yeomen diminish.
White = FreeWhite majority maintained