Chapter 4 - American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Led a rebellion against the hostile conditions in 1676

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

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

Colony that was good for tobacco cultivation

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

Established Harvard College to train men to become ministers in 1636

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

There was clean water and cool temperatures in ________.

Troubled ministers announced a formula for church membership

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

Where most of the slaves were from

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

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

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