Nathaniel Bacon
Led a rebellion against the hostile conditions in 1676
Africans
________ brought new languages, music, and cuisines to America.
Christian songs
Were used by slaves as code for the announcmenet of the arrival of a guide to freedom
Chesapeake Bay Colony
Colony that was good for tobacco cultivation
New England Puritans
The first ________ had an average life expectancy of about 70 years.
Massachusetts Puritans
Established Harvard College to train men to become ministers in 1636
slave revolt
A(n) ________ in 1712 led to the death of a dozen whites, with 21 slaves being excuted.
New England
There was clean water and cool temperatures in ________.
Half-Way Covenant
Troubled ministers announced a formula for church membership
Female slaves
Were expected to labor in the plantations, spin, weave, and sew
West Africa
Where most of the slaves were from
Slave Codes
Dictated that slaves and their children would remain the slaves of their masters or life, unless they were freed, voluntarily
Women
Were scarce in the early days of the colonies, causing men to fight over them
Adulterous Women
Had to wear the letter “A” on their bosoms if they were caught