Social Studies - G 7 - Ch 3 Lesson 4 (new)

Nathaniel Bacon

A young planter in western Virginia. He opposed the colonial government because it was dominated by easterners. In 1676, Bacon led attacks on Native American villages. His army also marched to Jamestown to drive out Berkeley, and they burned the town to the ground. He suddenly became ill and died. With his death, the rebellion faded. Bacon's rebellion showed that government could not ignore the demands of its peole

Indigo

Another important crop was _____. A young English woman named Eliza Lucas developed this crop in the 1740s. It is a blue flowering plant used to dye cloth

William Berkeley

As the colony grew, settlers moved west - - and onto Native American lands. In the 1640s, Virginia governor ____ made a pledge with Native Americans. In exchange for a large piece of land, he agreed to keep settlers from pushing farther into their territory. ____ goal was to prevent the outbreak of a war with Native Americans. Many westerners also resented Berkeley's pledge to stay out of Native American territory. Some settled in the forbidden area. They blamed the government for not clearing the colony of Native Americans.

Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon

Calvert and Penn families argued over the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. In the 1760s, they hired two men to map the boundary between the colonies.

Northern and Southern

Carolina did not develop as planned. It split into ______ and ______ Carolinas. By the early 1700s, Carolina's settlers were growing tired of proprietor rule. In 1719 settlers in Southern Carolina took control from the proprietors. In 1729 Carolina became two royal colonies - - North Carolina nd South Carolina

Estates

Cecilius gave large ______ to English aristocrats. He also granted smaller pieces of land to other settlers. As the number of plantations grew, so did the need for workers. The colony imported indentured servants and enslaved Africans

Maryland

England's king Charles I gave Calvert a proprietary colony north of Virginia. Soon after receiving this grant, Calvert died. His son, Cecelius, inherited the colony and named it ______. Cecelius sent two of his brothers to start the colony. They reach America in 1634.

Northern Carolina

Farmers from inland Virginia settled in _____. They grew tobacco and sold timber and tar. It lacked a good harbor so farmers used Virginia's ports

Georgia

Founded in 1733, was the last British colony set up in America. The colony was intended for debtors and poor people to make a fresh start. It did not develop as planned. Hundreds of poor people came from Britain, but few debtors settled there. Religious refugees from Central Europe and a small group of Jews also arrived. Many settlers complained about Oglethorpe's rules, especially the limits on landholding and the ban on slave labor and rum. Oglethorpe agreed to their demands. Disappointed with the colony's slow growth, he gave up and turned Georgia over to the king in 1751

James Oglethorpe

He received a charter from George II for a colony where debtors and poor people could make a fresh start.

Carolinas

In 1663 King Charles II created a proprietary colony south of Virginia. Latin for "Charles's Land." The king gave the colony to eight nobles. The proprietors set up estates and sold or rented land to settlers brought from England

Debtors

In Britain, ______ - - those who had debts - - could be imprisoned if they were unable to pay what they owed. ________ are people who owe money.

Rice

Two crops came to dominate the Carolina agriculture. In the 1680s planters discovered that ____ grew well in the wet coastal lowlands. Growing ___ required much labor, and the demand for slave labor rose.

Constitution

John Locke, anEnglish philosopher, wrote a _______, a plan that outlined the jobs and powers of the colony's government. It covered topics such as land division and social rank.

Indentured servants

Many people also came to the colonies as _____. To pay for their passage to America, they agreed to work without pay for a certain length of time. ______ are laborers who agree to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America.

Dominate

Means to control. Nathaniel Bacon opposed the colonial government because it was ________ by easteners.

Forts and town of Savannah

Oglethorpe and his settlers built _______ to discourage Spanish attacks

Act of Tolerance

The Calverts welcomed Protestant as well as Catholics. The Protestant settlers outnumbered Catholics. To protect Catholics, the colony established the _______ in 1649. The act ensured Protestants and Catholics the right to worship freely.

Mason-Dixon Line

The boundary line between Maryland and Pennsylvania

True

The settlement of Jamestown marked the beginning of English colonization in North America - - and of the Virginia Colony.

criminals and prisoners or war

The story of Virginia's first Africans show that not all people came to work in the colonies of their own free will England also shipped ______ to the colonies. They could earn their release by working for a period of time -- usually seven years.

Southern Carolina

Took advantage of fertile land and the harbor at Charles Town (later Charleston). Settlements there spread. They trade in deerskin, lumber and beef

Tobacco

Virginia colony began to grow. The demand of workers was high. It took a great deal of labor to plant, tend and harvest the _______ crop on which the colony depended.

Enslaved Africans

White landowners helped meet this need through the use of ______________. The first group of 20 _____ arrived in 1619 aboard a Dutch trading vessel

Sir George Calvert

______, Lord Baltimore wanted a safe place for his fellow Catholics who faced persecution in England.

Religion

_______was a source of conflict between Penns and Calverts. In 1692 Maryland - - now a royal colony, established an official Protestant church. As a result, Catholics faced the same restrictions they had in England