Passenger Manifesto

Name: ____________________________________ Hour: _______ Date: ________________________ Passenger Manifesto Explanation: Between 1150 to 1650, EnglandÕs population increased from 3 to 5 million. The colonies provided an outlet and an opportunity for people who needed jobs or who lost farmland in England because of this population increase. Many of these people became indentured servants but the number of indentured servants differed from colony to colony. 75-80 percent of the English men and women who came to Virginia in the 1600s were servants. 35 percent of those who came to New England were servants. In 1634, the King of England told officials in London to record information on all the people sailing abroad. He didnÕt want England to lose its wealthier subjects and he wanted to make sure that passengers were loyal to the King and Church of England. Directions: Use the information on the passenger lists to complete the chart below and answer the questions that follow: To Virginia To New England Total Passengers: 61 38 Ratio of Males to Females: 53 men/9 women 22 men/16 women Age Distribution 0-4 = 1 5-13 = 4 14-24 = 37 25-59 = 19 60+ = 0 ¥ 0-4 (infants) ¥ 5-13 (children) ¥ 14-24 (young adults) ¥ 25-59 (adults) ¥ 60+ (elderly) 0-4 = 9 5-13 = 4 14-24 = 14 25-59 = 10 60+ = 1 To Virginia To New England Number of married passengers: Number of passengers traveling with at least one family member: Approximately: 2 Approximately: 4 Approximately: 3 Approximately: 8 1. Describe the ÒtypicalÓ English immigrant to the New World in terms of gender, age, and marital status on each of the ships. How does this differ on the two ships? To Virginia: (America) Gender: male (53) Age: 14-24 Marital Status: Single To New England (Planter) Gender: male (22) Age: 14-24 Marital Status: Single Differences: 1. The majority of colonists were men. 2. More married couples were on the ship going to New England 3. The number of passengers traveling with at least one family member was much higher on the ship going to New England vs. Virginia 4. There were more children going to New England vs. Virginia 5. There were 23 more people on the ship to New England than were on the ship traveling to Virginia. 2. What can you tell about the social background and wealth of the average passenger on each of the ships? Does one of the ships have richer passengers? What do you predict the passengers on the America will do when they arrive in Virginia? -Ship to New England Ð Jobs: tailor, shoemaker, farmer, weaver, mason, owned servants. -Ship to Virginia-no jobs listed Prediction: Those from Virginia may need to develop a trade, may have a more difficult time making money, appear to have more children to feed, but may have more resources to build homes, plant gardens, etc..