JC+Chapter+Four+Notes

Chapter Four -Diseases like malaria and typhoid took ten years off life expectancy. Half people born in early VA and MD did not reach 20. men outnumbred women 6:1 in 1650. -By 18th century VA and MD became some of the biggest colonies -Many tobacco farms worked by indentured servants -By wend of 1600’s 40 million lbs tobacco shipped out per year -100,000 indentured servants by 1700 in Chesapeake. ¾ immigrants to VA and MD in 17th century -1676-Nathaniel Bacon was mad because Berkeley (gov.) would not retaliate with Indians who attacked frontier settlements. Followers killed many Indians and chased Berkeley and they torched the capital. When bacon died Berkeley hung 20 of his followers. -Blacks almost ½ of population of VA in 1750 in South Carolina they out numbered whites 2:1 -By 1660’s slave codes, only applied to blacks, very strict, racial discrimination -Africans deep in south had hard rice jobs in brutal unhealthy heat -In Chesapeake, Farms close together so they could see friends/family and start families -Banjo and bongo drums are African culture -New England added 10 yrs to lifespan because of clean water and cool temps. -Many women died during pregnancy or giving birth -in the south, women would inherit husbands land if they died, in New England, usually have up land rights -If caught cheating, whipped in public and forced to wear an “a” on them -New England expanded in an orderly fashion -Puritans ran their own churches and democracy in congressional church government -Towns with more than 50 families had to provide elementary school -Puritans religiousness is beginning to fade -Puritans let anyone attend their church. Purity was sacrificed to make more participation -1692 witch hunt-19 hanged-1 pressed to death-2 dogs hanged -many accused witches came from Salem’s burgeoning market economy from small farm families -a year later, no more trials and pardoned already convicted. -Used rocks to write..? -New England-less ethnically mixed than south -Continually clearing forests for livestock -New Englanders became experts in shipbuilding and commerce also began to fish -Too cold in winter, too hot in summer -Average person-woke up at dawn, bed at dusk -Things only done at night if it was “worth the candle” -Most white immigrants were not rich or very poor, other than indentured servants -New York-Lelsler’s Rebellion 1689-1692 -In MA 1651, poor people were prohibited from wearing gold or silver lace.