Colonial History Geographic diversity and the political, economic, social life of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies Colonial History
New England Colonies New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Colonial History
New England Colonies Geography rocky soil excellent harbors short growing season Colonial History
New England Colonies Politics in each town/village of the 4 colonies Town meeting = everyone in the town gathers and makes decisions a perfect example of democracy Economics lumber, shipbuilding, trading mercantilism means sending raw materials to the mother country and receiving finished products in return = lose $ Colonial History
New England colonies participated in the Triangular Trade Route in which rum and lumber are sent from New England to West Africa and exchanged for slaves, slaves are sent to the West Indies and exchanged for molasses and sugar, molasses and sugar are sent to New England. Slaves transported from West Africa to the West Indies endured the Middle Passage in which the conditions were horrendous and millions of innocent people died. Colonial History
Triangular Trade Colonial History
The ship voyage of slaves from Africa to the Americas Middle Passage The ship voyage of slaves from Africa to the Americas Colonial History
New England Colonies Social Life Pilgrims (Mayflower) and Puritans set up self governing colonies in Massachusetts Religious dissenters set up colonies in Rhode Island and Connecticut The Salem Witch Trials occurred in the Puritan colony of Massachusetts Bay The Puritans arrived in the New World seeking religious freedom, but did not grant religious freedom to any other groups. Colonial History
Middle Colonies New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Colonial History
Middle Colonies Geography medium growing climate a very few good ports (ex/ New York) Colonial History
Middle Colonies Politics Pennsylvania is an example of a proprietary colony (William Penn was the proprietor) William Penn worked closely with the American Indians in the area to share the land Pennsylvania was one of the most tolerant colonies Colonial History
Middle Colonies Economics Mercantilism was enforced after the French and Indian War. This policy benefited the mother country, England, and caused the colonies to lose money. The Middle Colonies grew grains such as wheat and corn and raised livestock. Colonial History
Middle Colonies Social Life There were 4 major social groups in the Middle Colonies: the gentry, those individuals with large farms the “middle class”, the merchants and traders and those individuals with medium sized farms the indentured servants, those who agreed to work for a number of years in return to passage to the New World the slaves, generally few in number Colonial History
Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Colonial History
Southern Colonies Geography long growing season, perfect for tobacco, rice mosquitoes and type of crops lead to slavery lots of fertile land, spread out, small farms and many fewer plantations. Colonial History
Southern Colonies Politics Jamestown, 1607, was the first permanent British colony in the New World Colonial History
Southern Colonies Politics, continued Jamestown began as a joint-stock colony, the colonists were sent to Jamestown to make money for the joint-stock company. The colonists, all male, simply looked for gold and forgot to plant crops for food. They almost all died in the first year. Colonial History
Southern Colonies In 1619, the House of Burgesses was created as the first British representative assembly in the New World. This was a perfect example of a representative democracy or a republican type of government. Colonial History
Southern Colonies The Carolinas began as a proprietary colony, the land of the Eight Lords Proprietors. The Carolinas split into two colonies, North Carolina and South Carolina, and eventually the King takes control of the two colonies. North and South Carolina become royal colonies. Colonial History
Southern Colonies Politics, continued Bacon’s Rebellion, 1676, illustrated the anger of the western farmers against the established, coastal gentry. It reduced the power of the royal governor (Virginia had become a royal colony and was no longer a joint-stock colony) and gave more power to local self government. Colonial History
Southern Colonies Economics the development of tobacco saved Jamestown from financial ruin and led to the plantation system. participated in mercantilism, sent tobacco to England and received chewing tobacco and other tobacco products in return Colonial History
Southern Colonies Social Life There were 4 major groups the landed gentry, the plantation owners the very few merchants and many small farmers the indentured servants who worked for a set number of years in return for free passage slaves, who outnumbered the free in most colonies The first colony established as a refuge for Catholics was Maryland, Mary’s Land. Colonial History
Southern Colonies tobacco plantation Colonial History
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