6.1 Colonists, Native Americans and African Americans

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6.1 Colonists, Native Americans and African Americans 

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introduction chapter 6

6.1 Colonists, Native Americans and African Americans 

Why would Europeans
move to America?

New Netherlands

- Tensions arose between the colonists: The Dutch, England and France. They all came to seek their fortunes. 

- also tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans 

Colonists

- They went to America to escape the poverty in Europe

- They expected to find easy riches in the North, but they were disappointed 

- In the south they started to successfully plant tobacco. 

- A lot of different religions had fled to America

- The more people, the more trade, so other religions were allowed. 

- But there were still not enough people, so they would send prisoners 

Native Americans 

- The Europeans pushed to indigenous population farther and farther from their native territories. 

- They did not have any private land ownership. 

- They had no immunity to the European diseases. 

- Also wars between Native tribes about trade with the Europeans. 

African Americans 

- The plantations had a shortage of labour

- So they went to Africa...

- They started as indentured workers but in 1660: the Black Laws --> slavery is official. 

- indentured workers: A person became an indentured servant by borrowing money and then voluntarily agreeing to work off the debt during a specified term (debt slave).

from the book

CH 6: Question 5

https://www.activehistory.co.uk/main_area/games/yr9_slavery/index.htm 

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