Social And Culture In The 1640's The West Indies

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Social/ Cultural:
I. Population:
a. In the 1640’s The West Indies had a large quantity of African slaves which allowed a population boom to occur. The ratio of white to black was 1:4. Now the region is particularly of the black race.
II. In Virginia 1607, the settlers evicted the Powhatan tribe from their homes and many years later predicted all tribe members to be dead.
III. Charles -Town became known as the common port to attend in the south region
IV. Charleston also became a large diverse place at the time. It included different religions.
Political:
I. Henry VIII disconnected from the Roman Catholic Church. (1530)
II. During the Civil War of the 1640’s King Charles I thrashed and recalled the Parliament
a. Because of this the soldiers became outraged and disobedient and disliked the idea of the Parliament returning.
b. This lead to the beheading of Charles I nine years later.
c.
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Oliver Cromwell then took over until Charles II was old enough to rule (1560)
III.
Economic:
I. All colonies developed cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and indigo.
II. An early stage in the evolutionary and historical development of slavery was embraced mostly by the self-governing Virginia.
III. The Hierarchy on the Plantations:
a. The Plantation owner (the planter)
b. Overseer and the slaves
IV. Charles II, in a time of motion sent eight explorers/ aristocrats for resources such as wine, silk, and olive oil. They used sugar as a trade.
a. This allowed the Carolinas to prosper……...resource wise
V. Rice:
a. In the early 1700’s rice became known as a delicacy and was grown overseas in Africa
b. Because of the horrible working conditions the slaves became immune to Malaria, on the downside the malaria caused a genetic trait that created sickle-cell anemia.
VI. North Carolina and Rhode Island became known as a wild and northern expanse of the huge Carolina grant bordered on

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