HIST 2600 Chapter Notes -Final Blow, Half-Way Covenant, Indentured Servant
6 Dec 2012
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Chapter 3 - the emergence of colonial societies 1625-1700. Chesapeake society: referring to the two english colonies in virginia and maryland. English had 4 main colonies: new england, the chesapeake, carolina and the middle. Tobacco helped chesapeake colonies to prosper; at first, it was a hard life but it wasn"t until large amounts of land was taken from the indians and black slaves were brought in that these colonies started making money. Virginia: had the first elected assembly; during the 1650s, the assembly split into two: the elected house of burgesses and the appointed governor"s council; adopted. England"s county-court system: royal governor appointed justices of the peace that acted like judges, set the local tax rates, paid county officials, and oversaw the construction/maintenance of roads; church of england officially established church. Beginning in the 1630s, land wasn"t granted to joint-stock companies; land instead was given to english politicians as rewards.
