Ch 3.2 A Tobacco Society Flashcards
(50 cards)
What would the Europeans call the Indians smoking?
“Drinking Smoke”
During what century was tobacco an expensive luxury?
16th century
By 1700 how many colonist lived in the Chesapeake region?
100,000 which lived in Maryland, northern North Carolina, and Virginia.
How many pounds of tobacco did they export in 1700?
35 million.
Who planted West Indian tobacco seeds in 1612?
John Rolfe and he learned they flourished in Virginia.
When was the first shipment sent to England?
In 1617 for a high price.
How did the colonist clear the fields?
They cut a ring of bark from each tree (girdling). This would kill the tree.
What did colonist have to use to till their tobacco?
Heavy hoes.
How did they plant?
They dug holes and dropped the seeds like the Indians.
Who were the first people to use tobacco?
Native Americans
Why did English settlers work hard?
Because their labor promised greater rewards in the Chesapeake region than in England. 2 or 3 times as much than in England.
How many acres of land did people get if they pay their own transportation, what was it called?
50 acres and called headrights.
About how much percent were the people who came to the Chesapeake during the 17th century came in as indentured servants?
80%
When did the first known Africans arrive in Virginia?
1619, John Rolfe called them the 20 and odd negroes.
What was the majority of indentured servants?
White immigrants from England.
How much money did you need to come up with to get to Chesapeake?
A years worth of wage.
What did people who couldn’t afford it do?
They signed indentures which means they worked until they paid off their debt.
How much did a planter pay for a servant?
About twice as much the cost of the transportation and had to provide them with food and shelter.
What did the planter owe the servant after he was done.
“freedom dues” which meant they gave them few barrels of corn and a suit of clothes.
About three of four of the servants were what age?
Fifteen and twenty five.
Who indentured himself because his father and mother and all friends were dead he was a miserable wandering boy?
Francis Haires who indentured himself for seven years.
What happened to skilled craftsmen indentures?
They were lowered.
How much would they offer for the wives?
120 pounds of the best leaf tobacco.
What law did they input about the servants?
They had to work until they were 24.
