SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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alleged inaction by the governor of Virginia
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attacks by French traders on the Virginia frontier
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grievances raised in response to British taxation
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specific orders issued by the House of Burgesses
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Detailed explanation-1: -The oppressive legislation, taxation policy, restrictive voting and representation rights, and emerging social classes were all causes of Bacon’s Rebellion much like they were during the buildup to the American Revolution throughout the 1750s and 1770s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “headright system” established in 1616 by the Virginia Company of London is best described as Answer: B. a grant of 50 acres of land to people who paid for their own or someone else’s passage to Virginia 2.
Detailed explanation-3: -Settlers in the Southern colonies came to America to seek economic prosperity they could not find in Old England. The English countryside provided a grand existence of stately manors and high living. But rural England was full, and by law those great estates could only be passed on to the eldest son.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Southern Colonies had an agricultural economy. Most colonists lived on small family farms, but some owned large plantations that produced cash crops such as tobacco and rice. Many slaves worked on plantations.