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English Migration: 1610-1660English Migration: 1610-1660English Migration: 1610-1660English Migration: 1610-1660
VirginiaVirginiaVirginiaVirginia
Chesapeake Colonization
The Charter of the Virginia Company:The Charter of the Virginia Company: Guaranteed to Guaranteed to
colonists the same colonists the same rights as Englishmen rights as Englishmen as if they had stayed as if they had stayed in England.in England.
This provision was This provision was incorporated into incorporated into future colonists’ future colonists’ documents.documents.
Colonists felt that, even in the Colonists felt that, even in the Americas, they had the rights of Americas, they had the rights of Englishmen!Englishmen!
English ColonizationEnglish ColonizationEnglish ColonizationEnglish Colonization
Chesapeake BayChesapeake BayChesapeake BayChesapeake Bay
Jamestown Fort & Jamestown Fort & SettlementSettlement
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Jamestown Fort & Jamestown Fort & SettlementSettlement
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Jamestown Fort & Jamestown Fort & SettlementSettlement
((Reconstruction at the original site)Reconstruction at the original site)
Jamestown Fort & Jamestown Fort & SettlementSettlement
((Reconstruction at the original site)Reconstruction at the original site)
Jamestown Colonization Jamestown Colonization Pattern:Pattern:1620-16601620-1660
Jamestown Colonization Jamestown Colonization Pattern:Pattern:1620-16601620-1660
Powhatan ConfederacyPowhatan ConfederacyPowhatan ConfederacyPowhatan Confederacy
Tobacco PlantTobacco PlantTobacco PlantTobacco Plant
Virginia’s Virginia’s gold gold and and silversilver.. -- John Rolfe, 1612 -- John Rolfe, 1612
Early Colonial TobaccoEarly Colonial TobaccoEarly Colonial TobaccoEarly Colonial Tobacco16181618 — Virginia produces 20,000 pounds of tobacco.
16221622 — Despite losing nearly one-third of its colonists in an Indian attack, Virginia produces 60,000 pounds of tobacco.
16271627 — Virginia produces 500,000 pounds of tobacco.
16291629 — Virginia produces 1,500,000 pounds of tobacco.
Tobacco’s effect on Virginia’s Tobacco’s effect on Virginia’s economy:economy:
Vital role in putting VA on a Vital role in putting VA on a firm economic footing.firm economic footing.
Ruinous to soil when Ruinous to soil when continuously planted.continuously planted.
Chained VA’s economy to a Chained VA’s economy to a single crop.single crop.
Tobacco promoted the use of Tobacco promoted the use of the plantation system.the plantation system.
Need for cheap, abundant Need for cheap, abundant labor.labor.
Virginia: “Child of Virginia: “Child of Tobacco”Tobacco”
Virginia: “Child of Virginia: “Child of Tobacco”Tobacco”
IndentureIndentured d
ServitudeServitude
IndentureIndentured d
ServitudeServitude
HeadrightHeadrightSystemSystem
Indentured Contract, 1746Indentured Contract, 1746
VirginiaVirginiaHouse of BurgessesHouse of Burgesses
VirginiaVirginiaHouse of BurgessesHouse of Burgesses
First met in 1619 in Bruton Parish Church in Jamestown
English Tobacco English Tobacco LabelLabel
English Tobacco English Tobacco LabelLabel
First Africans arrived in Jamestown First Africans arrived in Jamestown in in 16191619..
Their status was not clear Their status was not clear perhaps slaves, perhaps indentured perhaps slaves, perhaps indentured servants.servants.
Slavery not that important until the Slavery not that important until the end of the 17end of the 17cc..
1717c c PopulationPopulationin the Chesapeakein the Chesapeake
1717c c PopulationPopulationin the Chesapeakein the Chesapeake
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WHY this large increase in black WHY this large increase in black population??population??
Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676
Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676
Nathaniel Bacon (Stained Glass-Preservation Virginia/APVA Photo)
It exposed resentments It exposed resentments between inland frontiersmen between inland frontiersmen and landless former servants and landless former servants against gentry on coastal against gentry on coastal plantations.plantations.
Socio-economic class Socio-economic class differences/clashes between differences/clashes between rural and urban communities rural and urban communities would continue throughout would continue throughout American history.American history.
Upper class planters searched Upper class planters searched for laborers less likely to rebel for laborers less likely to rebel Enslaved Africans Enslaved Africans
Results of Bacon’s Results of Bacon’s RebellionRebellion
Results of Bacon’s Results of Bacon’s RebellionRebellion
