COLONIAL AMERICA I.The ___________________ Empire and her colonies. A. Under the system of _____________________, the objective for a colony is to supply the mother country with ___________ __________________ and act as a __________________ B. In return, the colonies were to be _________________________ by the mother country C. The American colonies were a major contributor to the wealth of the ______________________ Trade. (separate sheet) D. The trade rights of the American colonies were set up under the ______________________ Acts 1. Raw Materials must be sold to ______________________ 2. Any Finished goods produced in America must be offered to England first. If England did not wish to purchase it, it must be ____________ before being sold to a foreign nation 3. Any trade must use _____________________ Ships English Mercantilism R Natural Resources Market Protected Triangular Navigational R England Taxed English

E. England, at first, followed a policy of _______________________ ________________. This means that they pretty much let the American colonies do what they wanted to do as long as they were profiting from the system of _____________________ 1. As the colonies were left alone, they developed their own ____________________ a. The ____________ ___________ was one of the first representative _________________ created in the American colonies (by the _________________) This “____________ contract” was created because these original settlers didn’t trust each other. Every time they needed to make a decision, a _________ was held and each property owning, white male could participate. b. Another early example of colonial representative democracy was the ________________ House of __________________ c. Finally, an early attempt at unification of the 13 original colonies was thought of by Benjamin _______________. He felt that they could be a strong ______________ unit. His idea was known as the _________ Plan of _________ Salutary M Neglect M Mercantilism Governments Mayflower Compact Democracies Pilgrims Social Vote Virginia Burgesses M Franklin economic AlbanyUnion

2.Three Distinct _____________________ also developed in America a. Southern Colonies: b. Middle Colonies: c. New England Colonies: Names: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland Type of Economy and Product Sold: Cash Crops – Rice, Indigo, Tobacco, Heavy into slave trade Social Environment: Very aristocratic, slaves = wealth, women had little to no rights, Strong social class division, only men with land had “freedom”. Names: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania Type of Economy and Product Sold: Mix of Farming and Commerce, Farming = Grains Wheat, Rye, Barley, Livestock, and some small business (Printing) Social Environment: Diverse Culture (due to heavy immigration), large middle class Artisans and Printers settle here – Philadelphia becomes a major cultural center, high religious tolerance Names: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island Type of Economy and Product Sold: Heavy in Triangular Trade, Fishing, Whaling, Lumber, Livestock, Subsistence Farming Social Environment: Roots of Democracy, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, More equality between men and women, Less Slavery, Free Blacks

The main reason for the different economies of the North and South are: ____________________ and ____________________ CLIMATEGEOGRAPHY R

II.Life in Colonial America A. What was life like for land owning men?: B. For Women?: C. For Slaves?: Land owning men were able to enjoy luxuries in America and had all the RIGHTS. They were Women had very few, if any, rights, especially in the South. In the North, women will gain more equality due to the dependence on women working as equals to keep a family alive. Slaves had no rights. An owner could do whatever they wanted With one of their slaves.

D. Life for the Common white man would be ___________ working but it was better than the opportunities or the lack there of in England. These colonists fell in love with their ____________________ III.Emerging Tensions A. One major cause of external tensions on the colonies was their constant __________________ expansion. 1. Successful colonies always wanted more _____________ 2. The only choice to move was ___________. a. The _______________ _______________ already lived there b. The ______________ trapped and traded there. B. The ____________ of the __________________ _________________ was very important to the French, English, and Native Americans 1. The ____________ used it as a _____________ Route 2. The ____________ wanted to settle this land because it has very _______________ soil 3. Large ___________________ ____________________ tribes lived there Hard Freedom Westward Land West NativeAmericans French Forks OhioRiver FrenchTrade English Fertile Native American

C. There were also religious tensions within the colonies 1. The ___________________ ____________________ was a religious revival in the colonies that changed the way many young men and women felt about their roles in life. 2. Anyone could have a relationship with ___________ ***This brought about more thoughts of equality GREAT AWAKENING God