September 11th
Homework Due Wednesday:
Finish Chapter Two
Link to Board Notes from today's class.
Major Themes Covered Today:
- Impact of the Headright System and Indentured Servitude on population growth in and labor in British Colonies in the 1600s. (Economic Opportunity for settlers)
- English Reformation, the Stuart Monarchs, and religious persecution: a driving force behind settlement in the New World ( New England & Religious Freedom)
- Introduction to the different settlement patterns and demographics in New England and The Chesapeake regions.