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| Displaced farmers relied on freedom dues at the end of their service to build their own life. Indentured servants numbers grew as people began to rely on freedom dues. |
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| The system encouraged people to sign up and become servants to land owners. The system became a profit to masters who had money to invest into paying for passage of laborers over to the colonies. Led to greater advancement in agriculture and commerce. |
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| Unhappy indentured servants resented him for his friendly peace policy with the Indians. He was the one who stopped the Bacon Rebellion when Nathaniel Bacon passed away. |
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| People from the backcountry were unhappy because the government was negligent of the Indian attacks. The people from the backcountry were poor, not as educated, and had no aristocratic background compared to the Northern colornies. They were displeased because they were not treated equally. |
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| It stirred a fear into land owners and encouraged the remaining indentured servants who were malcontent with their circumstances to rebel. Landowners felt threatened so therefore sought servants who would not be of any trouble to them. This ultimately led them to look to Africa to solve the labor issues. |
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| Slaves were transported from West Coast Africa to America. Initiated the growth of African slaves in the colonies. |
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| White slave owners felt threatened by their slaves so as the number of slaves increased over the years, slave codes were created to bound slaved to their masters forever. It ultimately led to the emergence of racial discrimination |
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| The unique language of slaves spirred many African influences in America. |
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| More than 50 blacks marched to Spanish Florida but were stopped by local militia. |
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| Is the oldest corporation in America. Taught and trained local boys about the ministry. |
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| Led to democracy in local government. Men met together and elected officials and appointed schoolmasters. They discussed small matters that would improve the colony. |
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| Massachusetts School Law (1647) |
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| A member of any 50 people in a household was required to teach the local children how to read and write. They would be paid by the parents. Because of this, more people were educated. |
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| were Puritans who had a new way of preaching. They scolded parishioners for their waning reference to God. They felt that the community came to lack the spiritual purity of the original settler's religious community. |
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| As old religious beliefs started to wane, people looked to "witches" as scapegoats. This act of witch-hunting reflected that the social preserve was widening in New England. |
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