The document discusses life and society in early colonial America, specifically in the Chesapeake region and New England. It covers several topics: 1. Tobacco cultivation and the rise of indentured servitude dominated the Chesapeake economy in the 17th century. Friction with Native Americans increased as tobacco expanded further inland. 2. Dissatisfied indentured servants and small landowners in the Chesapeake launched Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 against the governor due to issues with Native American attacks. 3. The transatlantic slave trade brought millions of enslaved Africans to the Americas, with around 400,000 ending up in North America. The southern colonies adopted slavery