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American Life in the 17 th Century

Explore the contrasting aspects of life in 17th century America, from the unhealthy Chesapeake region and the impact of diseases and immigration, to the tobacco economy and the rise of slavery. Discover the historic events such as Bacon's Rebellion and the Salem Witch Trials, and delve into the New England way of life with its strong emphasis on family and religion.

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American Life in the 17 th Century

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  1. American Life in the 17th Century AP U.S. History

  2. The Unhealthy Chesapeake • Diseases • Increased pop due to immigration • Families few and fragile

  3. The Tobacco Economy • Soil exhausted – moved west, faced Indian attacks • Indentured Servants – increased 90% • Headright system

  4. Frustrated Freemen/Bacon’s Rebellion • Governor William Berkeley – not protecting frontier farmers • Nathaniel Bacon – Indians – march on Jamestown

  5. Colonial Slavery • Slavery increased (tripled). Why? • Less indentured servants • Worried about another Bacon’s Rebellion • More companies can sell slaves • Middle Passage • Slave Codes

  6. Africans in America • South – harsh laws/treatment • Tobacco – more contact with each other • Stono Rebellion

  7. The New England Family/Life in New England Towns • Families important – church protected • Women – no rights • 1 acre lot close to meetinghouse, lot further out • Old Deluder Act – schools • “New England Way” – church/govt

  8. The Half-way Covenant and Salem Witch Trials • Conversion experience • 2nd Generation? • Jeremiads • Half-way Covenant • Salem Witch Trials

  9. The New England Way of Life • Rough land could not attract agriculture • Introduced livestock – changed land • Shipbuilding, commerce, fishing

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