Jamestown cont… “He who will not work shall not eat” Early problems Turn-around Leadership  “He who will not work shall not eat” Tobacco ( taught by )  “colony built on smoke” Brought financial prosperity Plantation system emerged Tobacco required large labor force Indentured servants Slavery after , but by 1650 only about 400 African slaves in VA, and not all permanently held in servitude

Warning Against Idleness Thessalonians 3 Warning Against Idleness In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."  We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat. And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.

Jamestown , 1619 Charter Revoked 1st colonial parliament in the British-American colonies Most were substantial property owners Attracted more settlers – liberty – one of the reasons it was created Charter Revoked King believed assembly too seditious Loathed tobacco VA Company was in debt due to poor economic decisions Became a colony under his direct control

Chesapeake Colonies cont. Labor shortages Unhealthy climate and high death rate Disease Indian raids Solutions By 1700  planters brought in almost 100,000 indentured servants, or 75% of all European immigrants to VA and MD (1619)

General Characteristics of Southern Colonies Dominated to a degree at least by plantation economy – tobacco and rice (later cotton) Slavery in all colonies Mostly indentured servants until late 17th century (VA and MD), then increasingly black slavery Large land holdings in the hands of a few – aristocratic (exceptions NC and some of GA) Sparsely populated Churches and schools were rare, too expensive Expansionary attitude Needed fresh land to replace depleted soil due to tobacco farming Practiced some form of religious toleration Anglican Church was dominant

Virginia Late 1660’s tobacco prices dropped due to overproduction led to economic problems VA’s House of Burgesses attempted to raise tobacco prices  London merchants retaliated by raising the prices on their exports to VA Bacon’s Rebellion 1676 Sharp class difference between wealthy planters and landless farmers Colonial resistance to royal control