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Warm up In Your notes write down 3 reasons why European colonists moved to the new world. 1. 2. 3.
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3. Reasons 1. Looking for wealth (Gold/ Goods to trade) 2. Searching for religious freedom. 3. Acquire new land.
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NEW ENGLAND COLONIES Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut
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Date Name of Colony or Settlement GovernmentReligionTowns Famous People 1630 Massachusetts Colony CharterPuritan Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington and Concord John Winthrop 1636 Rhode Island Colony Charter Religiou s Freedom Providence, Portsmouth and Newport Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson 1636 Connecticut Colony Charter Puritan Hartford, New Haven, Wethersfield and Windsor Thomas Hooker 1638 New Hampshire Colony RoyalPuritanDover and ExeterJohn Mason
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Geography Mountains thick with trees Rivers Poor rocky soil that was difficult to farm and unsuitable for crops
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Natural Resources Fish, Whales Forests
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Climate Coldest of the three regions Mild and short summers Long, cold winters Less disease than in the warmer colonies
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Exports Fish Whale products Ships Timber products Furs Maple syrup Copper Livestock products Horses Rum, whiskey and beer
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Farming Corn Pumpkins Rye Squash Beans
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Religon Strictly Puritan Pilgrims
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Royal Government: Royal Colonies were ruled directly by the English monarchy
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Charter Government: Charter Colonies were generally self-governed, and their charters were granted to the colonists.
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MIDDLE COLONIES New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware
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Middle Colonies Chart Date Name of Colony or Settlement Region Government in 1775 ReligionMajor Towns Famous People 1626New York ColonyMiddleRoyal Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish and others New York City and Albany Peter Minuit Peter Stuyvesant 1638Delaware ColonyMiddleProprietary Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish and others Wilmington & Georgetown Peter Minuit 1664New Jersey ColonyMiddleRoyal Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish and others Trenton and Princeton Lord Berkeley George Carteret 1682Pennsylvania ColonyMiddleProprietary Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish and others Philadelphia, Lancaster and York William Penn Middle Colonies Chart
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Geography The geography of the Middle Colonies had a mix of the New England and Southern features but had fertile soil and land that was suited to farming
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Natural Resources Good farmland Timber Coal Iron ore Furs
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Religion Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Quakers Catholics Lutherans Jews and others.
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Climate The Middle Colonies had a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters
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Trade/Exports food producing region with.. Corn/Wheat Livestock, Beef, Pork. Lumber Textiles Furs Shipbuilding Iron ore
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Government Royal Government: The Royal Colonies were ruled directly by the English monarchy
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Government Propriety Government: The King granted land to people in North America, who then formed Proprietary Colonies
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The original names of the Middle Colonies The Province of New York Later New York and Vermont The Province of New Jersey Later New Jersey The Province of Pennsylvania Later Pennsylvania The Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware) Later Delaware
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SOUTHERN COLONIES Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
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Southern Colonies Chart Date Name of Colony or Settlement RegionGovernmentReligionMajor Towns Famous People 1607Virginia ColonySouthernRoyal Anglican and Baptist Jamestown, Williamsburg and Richmond John Smith 1633Maryland ColonySouthernProprietaryAnglicans and Baptists Baltimore and Annapolis George Calvert 1653North Carolina ColonySouthernRoyal Anglican and Baptist Brunswick Town and Raleigh Lords Proprietors Charter of Carolina 1663South Carolina ColonySouthernRoyal Anglican and Baptist Charleston and Sumter 1732Georgia ColonySouthernRoyal Anglican and Baptist Savannah, Hardwicke and Wrightsboro James Oglethorpe Southern Colonies Chart 1620 Plymouth Settlement Plymouth Settlement (De-established 1691) SouthernRoyal Charter Puritan, Anglican and Baptist Jamestown William Bradford
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Geography Fertile soil Hilly coastal plains Forests Long rivers and swamp areas
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Natural Resources Fish Forests (timber) Good agricultural land Farming was important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies
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Trade/Exports Tobacco Cotton Rice Indigo(dye) Lumber Furs Farm products
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Religion Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Baptists Anglicans
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Climate Warmest of the three regions Winters not difficult to survive Hot and humid summers gave rise to the spread of disease. The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations
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Royal Government The Royal Colonies were ruled directly by the English monarchy.
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Propriety Government The King granted land to people in North America, who then formed Proprietary Colonies.
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