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10>11>12>13>14>15>16>Indenturedservants-Jamestown colonistsa. Jamestown colonists endured many terrible hardships.b. The site of the colony had malaria-carrying mosquitoes andmade the colonists very sick.c. The water from the river made many people sick.d. The London Company told them there was gold, but here wasnone. Instead of building homes and growing foods, they spent alltheir time searching for gold.-colonistsa. The colonists had many hardships, such as weather.b. They lived in misery: “There were never Englishmen left in aforeign country in such misery we as we were in this newlydiscovered Virginia.” Jamestown Grows-John Smitha. By the year 1608, only 38 colonists were alive.b. John Smith took control.c. He said, “He that will not work shall not eat.” This methodworked.d. He put a wall around Jamestown and persuaded the Powhatantribe to trade corn.e. In 1609, Smith was injured, and returned to England.f. The same year, 800 more settlers arrived.-colonistsa. The Powhatan stopped trading food because of the growingtension.b. The Powhatans attacked the settlers.c. The colonists ate rats, mice, and snakes during the “starvingtime.”d. 60 colonists were alive when ships arrived in 1610.e. Lord De La Warr ended “starving time”and imposed discipline.-tobaccoa. John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco which colonistslearned to grow.b. The tobacco was a good success.c. Virginia company thought of colonists as employees, colonistshowever, wanted a share of profits.-settlersa. The colonists got their own land; and for people who can payhis/her way into the colony got 50 acres or land.b. In 1619, the first African-Americans arrived in Jamestown.c. The population grew from 600 people in 1619 and over 2000 in1621.

17>House of Burgesses18>19>20>21>Bacon’sRebellion22>-burgesses/colonistsa. Colonists were annoyed at the strict rule.b. The burgesses would meet once a year for local control. The first representative assembly in the American coloniesConflicts with the Powhatan-English/Powhatana. Powhatan traded food with colonists up until many morecolonists arrived and wanted land.b. John Rolfe<English> married Pocahontas<Powhatan> in 1614to improve relations between the English and Powhatans.-colonists/Powhatana. There was uneasy peace.b. Colonists learned to grow corn, catch fish, and capture fowlfrom the Powhatans.c. The tobacco took up the Powhatans land.d. In 1622, the Powhatans killed many colonists.Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676-colonistsa. Colonists fought the NAs and one another.b. 1670s, ¼ of free white men were former indentured servants.c. Poor settlers lived on the west, where they fought NAs for land.-Nathaniel Bacona. Nathaniel Bacon and landless settlers opposed GovernorWilliam Berkeley.b. Complained about high taxes and favoritisms towards largeplantation owners.c. Bacon wanted war; Berkeley refused which caused Bacon’sRebellion in 1676.A revolt against powerful colonies authority in Jamestown byNathaniel Bacon and a group of landless frontier settlers thatresulted in the burning of Jamestown in 1676-Bacon’s Rebelliona. Bacon burned Jamestown to the ground.b. Bacon’s illness ended the rebellion.c. Berkeley hung Bacon’s followers; because of that, King Jameswas angered and called the governor to England.d. Passed law to prevent a royal governor from assuming suchpower again.

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