APUSH Virginia and Maryland
What did freedom dues give indentured servants?
10 acres of land and some money
When was the first Anglo-Powhatan war?
1610-1614
When was the second Anglo-Powhatan war?
1644-1646
What happened in late 1606 through 1607 to the Va CO.?
3 ships were sent out they land in Chesapeake bay and are raided by the natives then move on. They land in jamestown later.
What was the adult life expectancy in Jamestown?
40 years
What were the requirements of an indentured servant?
5-7 years of work and to be unmarried
What was the percentage of children dead in Jamestown?
80%
How was the council in the House of Burgesses appointed?
A Royal Governor
What was Maryland's economy like?
Business colony, Fishing business, raised cattle, and exported iron
What people lived in Maryland?
Catholics, Quackers, Baptist, Puritans, and Wesleyans
What was Virginia's religion?
Church of England
What control did the House of Burgesses posses?
Control over finances, militia, and legislation
What is the headlight system?
Each Virginian got 50 acres for each person whose passage they paid.
What was Maryland's Government like?
Freedom to governor themselves and loyal to Calvert not the English monarchy (cut them off)
why did James I hate Virginia?
He hated tobacco and distrusted the House of Burgesses
what did James I do to take control of Virginia?
He revoked the charter of the bankrupt VA CO. and turned it into a royal colony.
What did the peace treaty of 1646 do?
It removed the natives from their land and separated them from english settlement areas.
How did tobacco effect Virginia's Economy?
It was a vital role in economic footing, ruinous to soil, and it chained economy to one crop.
What did Nathaniel Bacon do?
Led 1,000 Virginians in a rebellion against Governor Berkeley in 1676.
Who Founded Maryland?
Lord Baltimore
What are some characteristics of the House of Burgesses?
Mainly leading planters, functioned like House of Lords, and high death rates ensured rapid turnover or members.
What did tobacco farming promote?
Plantation System
Why was Maryland founded?
Religious Freedom
what was founded in 1619?
The House of Burgesses
Who founded Virginia?
The Virginia Company
Why was Virginia founded?
The raw materials
What rights did Virginia offer?
The same rights they had in England
Why was only searching for gold and doing nothing else a bad idea?
They did not plant crops or gather meat, so they began to starve to death.
What crop did John Rolfe bring to Jamestown that saved the economy?
Tobacco
