1.4 Emergence of Colonial Societies Flashcards
What was Maryland intended to be?
Catholic refuge
What did Lord Baltimore govern as?
An absentee proprietor
Though it was created to be a Catholic refuge, what did Maryland end up being?
Protestant majority
What was religious freedom for Puritans?
Absolutely no tolerance for other religions
What was the Toleration Act passed to do?
Relieve religious tension between Catholics and Protestants
What did the booming tobacco industry and the head right system use?
Indentured servants
What shaped the Chesapeake society
Tobacco production
Why did widows in the Chesapeake have more economic power than elsewhere?
Husbands often willed complete control of estate to their wives
What were the main Indian relations with?
Powhatan
After Bacons Rebellion, what became abundant?
Racial slavery; more rights for white people but not for non-whites
What was the first proprietary colony?
Maryland