Ch. 4-american Life In The 17th Century Flashcards

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Characterize the population that existed in both Maryland and Virginia by 1700

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Men greatly outnumber women (3:2)

Population was young

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What made the Chesapeake colony so unhealthy

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Warmer climates-tropical diseases present

Bad water

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What was the agricultural difficulty with tobacco and what sociological problems would this set up?

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Agr-ruined soil and took a lot of labor

Prime land became harder to find so indentured servants weren’t given land so they were poor

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Where did the planters get more labor in the 17th century

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Indentured servant system

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How did the indentured servant system work

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Master would pay for servants to come over and they would work for 7 years then get land

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What was the head right system

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Land lords would get 50 acres of land for every servant “head” they brought over

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