American Pageant Chapter 2 APUSH Review (Period 2)
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English colonization efforts in the Southern Colonies varied in type, such as joint stock companies, proprietorships, and royal colonies, with Jamestown's success in 1607 under the Virginia Company of London. Tobacco cultivation in Virginia led to economic stability and the rise of large plantations, alongside tensions with Native Americans and the shift from indentured servitude to African chattel slavery after Bacon's Rebellion.
Insights
- England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 paved the way for colonization efforts in the Southern Colonies, allowing for the establishment of various colony types such as joint stock companies, proprietorships, and royal colonies due to England's Protestant identity contrasting with Spain's Catholic influence.
- The emergence of tobacco as a cash crop in colonial Virginia not only led to economic stability through large plantations and the use of indentured servants but also sparked significant historical events like the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619 and the transition from indentured servitude to African chattel slavery after Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.
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Recent questions
What was the first successful English colony in the Southern Colonies?
Jamestown
What marked the first representative government in the future United States?
House of Burgesses
What event led to the shift from indentured servitude to African chattel slavery in Virginia?
Bacon's Rebellion
What colony guaranteed religious freedom for Christians, including Catholics?
Maryland
What crop became a cash crop in colonial Virginia, leading to economic stability?
Tobacco
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