Chapter 4 - American Life in the Seventeenth Century

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Nathaniel Bacon

Led a rebellion against the hostile conditions in 1676

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Africans

________ brought new languages, music, and cuisines to America.

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Christian songs

Were used by slaves as code for the announcmenet of the arrival of a guide to freedom

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Chesapeake Bay Colony

Colony that was good for tobacco cultivation

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New England Puritans

The first ________ had an average life expectancy of about 70 years.

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Massachusetts Puritans

Established Harvard College to train men to become ministers in 1636

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slave revolt

A(n) ________ in 1712 led to the death of a dozen whites, with 21 slaves being excuted.

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New England

There was clean water and cool temperatures in ________.

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Half-Way Covenant

Troubled ministers announced a formula for church membership

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Female slaves

Were expected to labor in the plantations, spin, weave, and sew

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West Africa

Where most of the slaves were from

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Slave Codes

Dictated that slaves and their children would remain the slaves of their masters or life, unless they were freed, voluntarily

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Women

Were scarce in the early days of the colonies, causing men to fight over them

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Adulterous Women

Had to wear the letter “A” on their bosoms if they were caught

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