Ch. 4-american Life In The 17th Century Flashcards
Characterize the population that existed in both Maryland and Virginia by 1700
Men greatly outnumber women (3:2)
Population was young
What made the Chesapeake colony so unhealthy
Warmer climates-tropical diseases present
Bad water
What was the agricultural difficulty with tobacco and what sociological problems would this set up?
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
Where did the planters get more labor in the 17th century
Indentured servant system
How did the indentured servant system work
Master would pay for servants to come over and they would work for 7 years then get land
What was the head right system
Land lords would get 50 acres of land for every servant “head” they brought over
