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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 In your journal: Compare and contrast the Southern colonies to the New England colonies
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Continue discussion of Colonization http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/index.cfm Textbook – The Colonial Era
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Unit 1: 1607-1763 Colonial America Three regions: Southern Colonies New England Middle Colonies
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Middle Colonies Characteristics: Excellent land for farming The three rivers: Susquehanna, Delaware, Hudson Population is more ethnically mixed
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 New York The rise of the Dutch in North America Henry Hudson New Netherlands Manhattan Island New Amsterdam New York Chapter of Liberties (1683)
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Pennsylvania The Quakers William Penn Pennsylvania Established
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 New Jersey (1664) Delaware (1703)
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Class Struggles in the 17 th Century Most immigrants were neither at the top nor the bottom of society Slaves Majority Upper Class Egalitarian society was desired within prescribed limits
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Colonial Lifestyle Most colonialists were farmers (80%) Compared to Europeans, Americans had a higher standard of living Land was cheap Wages were about three times that of Europe
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AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14
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13 Colonies Map Comparison/Contrast Chart
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