13 Colonies Notes E-43

I. The Three Regions New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

II.New England A.Environment Northern Eastern Woodlands Very Short Growing Season Long Cold Winters Large Forests On the Atlantic Ocean

B. Culture Timber and Ship Building Supplies (Rope, Masts, Tar) Rum and other Manufactured Trade Goods Puritans and Pilgrims who believed in working hard and following strict rules. Merchants, Manufacturers, and Lawyers.

C. Government Self-Governing Charters Town Meetings The Mayflower Compact The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

III.Middle Colonies A.Environment Lower Eastern Woodlands Medium growing season and cold winters. Many lakes and rivers for transportation.

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B. Culture Farmed Wheat, Oat, Barley and Rye. Made homespun products. Traded very little. People from: England, the Netherlands, France, Germany and others. Puritans, Quakers, Anglicans, Catholics, and Jews.

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C. Government Proprietary Charters Religious Freedom and Tolerance New York Proprietary Charters Religious Freedom and Tolerance Freedom of the Press Strong Courts Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware

Transparency: Penn's Treaty With the Indians Answers: 1. At the center of the painting, settlers and Native Americans are signing a treaty. Students may notice the houses, suggesting an English settlement. The settlers have brought boxes with them. 2. Possible answer: The painting shows a cautious but good relationship between colonists and Native Americans, and suggests respect for Native American rights. Transparency: Penn's Treaty With the Indians

IV. Southern Colonies A. Environment Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains. Long growing season and fertile land. Warm for most of the year

B. Culture Farmed Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, and Cotton. Trade “cash crops” farmed on Plantations. Purchase manufactured goods. Anglicans English Plantation Owners, Indentured Servants, Transported Criminals, and Slaves.

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C. Government Joint-Stock and Proprietary Charters. Maryland Virginia Joint-Stock and Proprietary Charters. The House of Burgesses Colonies run for the profit of the Joint-Stock Company or Proprietors. North Carolina South Carolina Georgia