Chesapeake Colonies

Introducing, Chesapeake Bay!

It's the only place you'll want to stay!

• Maryland has 9,874 square miles of land area.
• Maryland's Chesapeake Bay has 1,726 square miles of water.
• There are 703 square miles of inland water in Maryland.

Bacon's Castle in Virginia

Government

• House of Burgesses in Virginia is the 1st elected assembly in Colonial America
• Changes in leadership can be frequent in Virginia
• Calvert in Maryland started the proprietary colony with a feudal system in mind
• The Chesapeake colonies have evolved into small aristocracies ruling over spread out plantations and laborers

Geography and Climate

Memes for your Entertainment:

Primary economic

endeavors

Climate: The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three regions, winters are not difficult to survive, but the hot and humid summers gave rise to the spread of disease but pfffsh please, you all are Europeans you are the best of the best, you are practically immune to them, if not you have tobacco will fix it ALL, and if that doesn't work money will ;)

Geography of Virginia: Mountains, valleys and coastal plain

Geography of Maryland: Coastal plains, Piedmont plateau, and the Blue Ridge, separated by the Chesapeake Bay

Major Towns / Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond,Baltimore, Annapolis

Tobacco

Fishing, Exports, and Other Cash Crops

• Tobacco farming flourishes due to high soil fertility
• Tobacco is so popular it's currently being used as currency.
• According to Spanish doctor Nicolas Monardes, tobacco can cure over 35 health problems.
• Plantations are located along riverbanks for cheaper, easier transport.
• Tobacco is labor intensive and requires individuals to cultivate the crop

• Maryland and Virginia both border the Chesapeake Bay making fishing another great way to make money here!
• Exporting cash crops and importing goods from England is fairly cheap due to the location of the colonies.
• Other exports include grains, lumber, rice, and indigo

Headright System

• You'll receive 50 acres of land for every person you purchase a ticket to America for.
• The more people that come with you, the more land you'll get!

Race relations & the role of slavery

History of the Colonies

Virginia

Maryland

Indentured Servants

Indians

Europeans thought that they have the right to take and occupy land from the Indians which angered them, especially the Powhatan tribe.

• Voluntarily surrender their freedom for 5-7 years in exchange for passage to the Americas.
• 2/3 of the population.
• Could be brought or sold.
• Greater opportunities and land ownership in Maryland for servants ( " Freedom Dues").

• On April 10, 1606 King James I of England issued the 1606 First Virginia Charter. Creating the Virginia Company authorizing eight Englishmen to colonize Virginia
• Virginia was founded in 1607 by John

Smith and other colonist including

John Rolfe backed by the London

• Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I of England the "Virgin Queen"
• The purpose of settlement was to establish a permanent English settlement in the Americas

Uprising of 1622:

• Surprise attacks by a chief,Opechancanough.
• Surviving colonists formed military bands and massacred hundreds and devastated villages.
• Virginia signed a treaty saying Indians can't enter European settlements without permission and they have to move away.

Ethnic, religious, and education issues

• In 1632 King Charles I of England granted a charter to George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore
• The area was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, Charles's queen consort
• Maryland was the first proprietary colony, Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore was the first proprietor
• Before settlement began, George Calvert died and was succeeded by his son Cecilius, who sought out to establish Maryland a haven for roman Catholics persecuted in England

Education:

Ethnic:

• The School of Hard Knocks teaches more valuable skills on how to survive the New World.
• Education is optional, although it's suggested to have the children working on the farm to acquire more wealth as reading doesn't come in very handy.

• Races are relatively equal and opportunities are available for all!
• Slavery is very helpful when running a large farm.
• Irish and Scottish are at home here as well!
• Indians are hostile in this area, but are no match for our weaponry
• Many Englishmen (not a lot of women)

Slaves/Races

• As tobacco planting spread and demand for labor increased, blacks and whites diverged. Authorities sought to improve status of white servants and so freedom for Blacks receded.

Religious:

• Laws were passed that defined slavery as a lifelong ( unlike indentured servitude and inheritable condition based on race.
• Profitable and reliable.
• Slave population is continuously growing.

• Land was meant for Catholics, but mainly Protestants live here.
• There are few clergymen and churches, but churches welcome all!
• Religion and state remain separate
• Act of Religious Toleration keeps things equal for ALL religions!

Bibliography Slide

Wondering just what makes the Chesapeake Colonies the perfect place to invest your hard earned money? Stick around, and you'll learn everything you need to know about Maryland and Virginia!

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The Chesapeake Colonies of Maryland and Virginia

By: Ashley, Radhika, Carla, Diana, Madeline