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AP US History Outline Chapter 4

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Julianne Groshon AP U.S. History ? Chapter 4 - American Life in the Seventeenth Century The Unhealthy Chesapeake Life in the American wilderness was harsh. Diseases like malaria, dysentery, and typhoid killed many. Few people lived to 40 or 50 years. In the early days of colonies, women were so scarce that men fought over all of them. The Chesapeake region had fewer women and a 6:1 male to female ratio is a good guide. Few people knew any grandparents. A third of all brides in one Maryland county were already pregnant before the wedding (scandalous). Virginia, with 59,000 people, became the most populous colony. The Tobacco Economy The Chesapeake was very good for tobacco cultivation.

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Chapter 04 - American Life in the Seventeenth Century I. The Unhealthy Chesapeake 1. Life in the American wilderness was harsh. 2. Diseases like malaria, dysentery, and typhoid killed many. 3. Few people lived to 40 or 50 years. 4. In the early days of colonies, women were so scarce that men fought over all of them. The Chesapeake region had fewer women and a 6:1 male to female ratio is a good guide. 5. Few people knew any grandparents. 6. A third of all brides in one Maryland county were already pregnant before the wedding (scandalous). 7. Virginia, with 59,000 people, became the most populous colony. II. The Tobacco Economy 1. The Chesapeake was very good for tobacco cultivation. 2. Chesapeake Bay exported 1.5 million pounds of tobacco yearly in the

The Planting of English America

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England?s Imperial Stirrings By the year 1607, Central and South America was largely controlled by Spain or Portugal, but North America was mostly unclaimed. In North America, there were few Europeans. Spain had established Santa Fe. France had established Quebec. Britain had just established Jamestown, and it was struggling. In the 1500s, Britain had made only feeble efforts to colonize America. There was a rash of problems hinging on a mix of religion and politics? King Henry VIII?had broken with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s, brining the Protestant Reformation to England and thus creating religious division. When Elizabeth I became queen, England moved decidedly in the Protestant direction. This also meant Catholic Spain was an immediate rival.
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