Chesapeake Bay Colony Abigail G, Malik G, and Adelle B Block 3 Key People and Terms Tobacco Indentured Servants Headright Bacons Rebellion Act of Toleration George Calvert ( 1st Lord Baltimore) Cecilius Calvert (2nd Lord Baltimore) King James I King Charles I Nathaniel Bacon History The Calverts a wealthy business family that lived in England Lord Baltimore George Calvert (1st Lord Baltimore) secretary of state to King James I Cecil Calvert (2nd Lord Baltimore) never visited the colony because of social and political problems in England Slavery (1619) Blacks grew from 13,000 to 250,000 Government Chesapeake Maryland had a proprietary government. Executive authority Proprietary Rule George Calvert The first Lord Baltimore Instructions to the Colonists by Lord Baltimore, became the basis of Marylands laws Cecilius Calvert Second Lord Baltimore Inherited estate in Europe and also governed Chesapeake Maryland Population Height of population: 202,599 Three times the size of the colonies Nationality Make-up Culture Most people came to colony as indentured servants popular contract with landowners to work for specified time Few women came as indentured servants Few children low birth rates high mortality rates Short lifespan Native Americans Bacons Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon Doages Susquehannock Religion Became a place where persecuted Catholics could take refuge first inhabitants were a mixture of Catholics and Protestant Act of Toleration (1649) this act was a significant step forward in the struggle for religious liberty was a mandating religious tolerance of all Christians Decreed death to those who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ Economy Tobacco indentured servants SCARCITY of land made Chesapeake less appealing switched to African slavery Headright Social divisions based on land Poor small farmers Wealthy planters Key People George Calvert- First Baron of Baltimore, died before he could get charter approved Cecilius Calvert- Second Baron of Baltimore, carried on fathers legacy and sent families to Chesapeake starting the colony King James I- Gave George Calvert title, gave land in Newfoundland for colony King Charles I- English king who signed the Charter for Maryland Nathaniel Bacon- leader of Bacons Rebellion, died of fever Key Events Bacons Rebellion (1676) the uprising of Virginia backcountry farmers and indentured servants Act of Toleration (1649) guaranteed toleration to all Christians but decreed the death penalty of those who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ Slavery (1619) allowed an increase in tobacco exports which generated more wealth for whites in the region