Colonial Development United States History CHSAS

New England Colonies

Religious groups – wanted religious freedom for themselves Puritans

COLONISTS MEET RESISTANCE New England Colonists (Puritans) soon conflicted with the Native Americans over land & religion King Philip’s War was fought in 1675 between the Natives and Puritans ending a year later with many dead and the Natives retreating

Middle Colonies

SETTLING THE MIDDLE COLONIES Dominated by Dutch and Quaker settlers, the Middle Colonies were founded in the mid-1600s William Penn led Quaker as they colonized Pennsylvania and Delaware

I believed in religious tolerance.

Southern Colonies

Southern Colonies In the South, rural Plantations with a single cash crops- were common Southern Plantation

Diversity of Colonies New England, Middle Colonies, and the South – all developed distinct economies. New England – cities, trade, smaller and more diverse farming Middle – diverse, farming, trading Southern – cash crops, large plantations, few cities

ENGLAND’S COLONIES PROSPER By 1752, England controlled all 13 colonies. How did they control these colonies that were an ocean away? Mercantilism & Navigation Acts