Virginia and the Proprietary Colonies

Virginia

• What is the economic philosophy which led to the founding of the colonies?A. Joint-Stock Company– The Plymouth Company– The Virginia Company of LondonB. Jamestown: problems?--Who colonized early Virginia?--John Smith: installs a military system of discipline

and order

Virginia

C. Headright System-1617--any shareholder in the company, or anyone who could get himself to Virginia got 50 acres of land, also 50 acres for each indentured servant brought over

**Indentured servants were on 4-5 year contracts, if they could survive that long!

D. House of Burgesses-1619E. Other VA Company Info:

--import women; first African slaves arrive; 1624: Virginia Company dissolved, Royal Colony

Proprietary Colonies

A. Maryland and Sir George Calvert, aka Lord Baltimore--a haven for Catholics

B. First legislative assembly met in 1635, bicameral

C. Toleration Act of 1649: granted religious freedom to all Christians

Bacon’s Rebellion

• A. House of Burgesses becomes dominated by wealthy landowners

• B. Corruption of Governor Berkeley• C. Fighting breaks out on the frontier with

Native Americans, Bacon responds• RESULT??• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p274.ht

ml• http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=d6kE7vDf98Y