HIST 105 1nd Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Previous Lecture I Transoceanic commerce II Slave Trade III Columbian Exchange IV England vs Spain Outline of Current Lecture I Virginia II Maryland III Pilgrims IV Puritans Current Lecture Tradition of land ownership Gods gif o Improve o Fence o Cultivate European way Clear the trees Chesapeake Colonies 1640 Region surrounded by Chesapeake bay Today Maryland and Virginia Virginia Charter 1606 These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute London Company Difficult coastal land o Easy to defend from native Americans and Spain Questionable work ethic o Not used to doing hard work John Smith Negotiated with Indians o Would not have made it though the winter if it weren t for the Indians help Mapped the Chesapeake Military discipline Virginia Company started out as London Company Powhatan Native American o Association of tribes o Sustained early colonists 1622 1644 were not getting along because social economic and religions reasons English too powerful English vs Spanish Precious metals o Silver Was none Spanish already had Military Superiority o Too many native Americans Spanish had more powerful army Slave labor o Too easy for people to run away Spanish had ability to capture people and enslave Tobacco Land o Headright if you will pay own fare to get from England to New world you would get 50 acres o 50 acres Settlers free but had to work for 7 years difficult o Single men o Indentured servants Political House of Burgesses 1619 Royal Colony 1624 King completely in charge o Have royal governor in charge of colony Maryland Cecil Calvert Lord Baltimore Catholic Refuge for coreligionists Political conflict Tobacco Slavery New England Pilgrims 1620 o Set out to Virginia o After the Mayflower Puritans 1630 Pilgrims In the New World England Anglican services required Sailed on the Mayflower Mayflower Compact William Bradford Anglican services required o Tells story of people settling Puritans in New England Educated God centered Free Family oriented Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans Calvinists o The Elect When born already decide if saved or not Grievances o Religion o Society John Winthrop 1587 1649 Massachusetts Bay Company City on a Hill Ronald Reagan said it Great Migration o From 1630 to early 1640s o 16 000 men women and children Congregational Church o Becomes the official church of New England New England vs Virginia Families in New England and men in Virginia Healthier climate Pure drinking water bad water in Virginia net gain of new England vs Chesapeake New England had less of a population to begin with and brought in a lot of people Dissent among the Puritans Pressure fro more land Roger Williams 1630 s o Separation of church and state Separate civic law and gods law Gets kicked out and moved to Rhode island o Rhode Island Anne Hutchison 1630 s interpret the word of god speak against church banished
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