England's First Colonies in North America

From yesterday's plantation reading--Which is NOT true about William Byrd?

• He sexually abused servants

• He was often angry with his slaves

• He beat his slaves and had others beat them as well

• He believed in educating his slaves and allowing them extra time to spend with their families

From yesterday's plantation reading--Diseases were common, and often deadly, in colonial Virginia. Which was NOT a treatment William Byrd gave either his children or enslaved people who were sick?

• Strong antibiotics like penicillin

• Milk and Juniper Oil

• Enemas to make people go to the bathroom

• Plants to make a person throw up and heat applied to the skin to form blisters

Which is NOT true about life for enslaved people on a plantation in colonial Virginia?

• Living conditions were often cramped

• Their masters often made it hard to start a family, or would sell members of slave families when in debt

• Enslaved people only were used to work in the fields

• Even on Sundays and holidays, enslaved people worked--often tending a garden where they were allowed to grow a small amount of vegetables to supplement their diet

Which was NOT a job commonly done by enslaved people on plantations?

• Cooper (barrel maker) or cook

• Newspaper printer

• Blacksmith or carpenter

• House slaves and field slaves

What was a common way enslaved people resisted being a slave?

• Ran away

• Broke or hid tools

• Work slowly or pretend to be sick

• All of the above

Which is NOT true about the English colonies versus other European colonies?

• The English colonies had a stronger tradition of democracy than the colonies of the other countries

• In the English colonies, it was more common for whole families to migrate vs. single men working as traders, soldiers or missionaries as was the case for France, Spain and the Netherlands

• Having more settlers, the English could create a much more complex economic system involving trade, manufacturing, agriculture involving both staple and cash crops

• The English found more gold in Virginia than the Spanish did in all their colonies combined

Where did most settlers live in the colonial period and why?

• In the mountains because of the clean air

• Near rivers and the coast to have better access to jobs and trade

• Near swamps, because they were less prone to Native American attacks

• Near valleys, because they were less fertile

The founder of Rhode Island--he was kicked out of Massachusetts because he was a dissenter (someone who disagreed over religion) that believed in separation between church and state

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

• William Bradford

• John Winthrop

Which is NOT true about indentured servitude?

• Indentured servants worked for free for a period (usually 7-10 years) in return for passage to America, and they couldn't marry and start a family until their term was over

• Indentured people had no legal rights and their children automatically became servants for life

• Virginia switched to using more enslaved people on plantations after Bacon's Rebellion

• As conditions improved back in England, fewer people were willing to become indentured servants

Which was NOT an effect of Bacon's Rebellion?

• To prevent future revolts, the governor of Virginia lowered taxes

• The governor of Virginia made western lands available to poorer farmers

• Enslaved Africans replaced indentured servants on Virginia plantations

• The Spanish were able to stop further colonization of Virginia