HIST-209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Puritans, Soil Fertility
15 Mar 2019
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New france and english colonies: new france was viable mostly as a trading colony, newly discovered plant of tobacco, colonists wanted to use local aboriginals for labour but it didn"t work out, also due to disease. Other option of the import of african slave labour: early on after the establishment of jamestown, colonies were established in the north. Settled by puritans after 1620 who were fleeing religious persecution (before the english civil war): combination of 2 types of colonies, private ventures of plantations, puritan sects fleeing religious persecution. Minted their own coin and got into ship building: england paid little attention to the american colonies and were more interested in the caribbean with sugar and other important crops, problem was forms of labour. Contracted out to a land-owner to work for them before the terms are fulfilled and you can go out on your own. Criminals were sent over as part of their sentence.
