AR+Chapter+2

Chapter 2 - England changed from Catholic to Protestant - England took over Ireland and made them Protestant - England was stealing from Spain - England tried but failed at colonization several times - Spain wasn’t as powerful as before - England’s population dramatically increased - England launched “Virginia company” and started colonizing - Only 16 of the settlers survived the harsh winter - Only 1200 people remained of the 8000 that came there - English did not get along well with Indians, stole their food - English and Indians fought, English wanted them gone - The made a Peace treaty in 1646 - Most of the “Powhatan” Indians died from disease and other things - Many of the native people moved as English settlers took more land - Disease and epidemics killed entire cultures - Indians traded with the English, but didn’t get money’s worth - Virginia began to grow tobacco and Europe wanted it   -  Tobacco gave the colony money but ruined the soil and needed more workers - Africans were brought for work and started slavery - Virginia also created self-government - Maryland was created so Catholics could have a place to go   -  Maryland also got involved in Tobacco - Lord Baltimore permitted Freedom of worship - England took over Caribbean islands like Jamaica, for sugar - Sugar plantations took slaves from Africa - Leaders gave literally no rights to slaves - Caribbean islands started the slave system that would take place in America - The King of England colonized Carolina - Carolina dispatched Native American slaves to other colonies - Raids killed almost all the Carolina Indians - Rice became the principal crop in Carolina - Carolina’s resisted authority because of isolation from neighbors - North Carolina and Rhode Island were most democratic and independent colonies - Georgia was the last of the 13 colonies - Georgia tried to keep slavery out at first, but it didn’t work - Georgia was called “charity colony” - Plantations so separated it inhibited cities from being created  - Plantation colonies permitted some religious toleration