1. -Tobacco was so successful, colonists increased farm land in order to grow tobacco. Tobacco farming required more workers.
-At first, they were white indentured servants from England.
Tobacco leaves drying in shed.
-Many English people were attracted to the colonies and wanted to move there. However, they could not afford to pay for their passage.
-London Company used ads to create interest. Attracted settlers by saying how great the New World was.
-Merchants and nobles created system called Indentured Servitude.
INDENTURED SERVANTS: Workers who sold their labor for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies in America.
-They were not slaves. Once their contract was over, they were free to do whatever they wanted.

2. -Indentured Servants: Came to New World by having someone pay for their passage. They agreed to work for them for an agreed upon number of years. After term of service, free to start own farm.
-Contract stated conditions of agreement such as food, drink, clothing, housing, and what they would get after length of service was over.
-Farmers in Jamestown colony needed workers to farm the land due to success of tobacco. At first, they used indentured servants from England.
Advertisement in London newspaper.

3. -1619: Dutch merchant ship arrives in Jamestown with about 20 Africans.
-Sold to tobacco farmers as indentured servants, not slaves.
-More Africans brought to colony due to demand for tobacco. By 1662, Africans brought over as slaves.
SLAVE: Person forced to work against their
will for no pay and no freedom.
Africans
Tobacco leaves drying in shed.

4. GOVERNMENT: When the colony was first created, it was run by officials from the London Company.
-1619: Company allowed colonists to create Representative Gov’t and elect representatives.
-Reps. met together in House of Burgesses in colony.
-Made daily decisions for colony.
-To far away from England for English gov’t to control them or make quick decisions.
-Beginning of Representative Government in the English colonies.
REPRESENTATIVE: Person elected by
citizens to run government.
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: Gov’t in
which people elect those who make
laws and decisions.

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Homework: The Pilgrims Journey history short packet