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New England: Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut Middle: New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Southern: Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Map Assignment Page 24 = label the 13 colonies Page 23 = label these places: JamestownQuebec Charles Town Montreal Plymouth color New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies different colors
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Bellwork What are reasons for immigrants (and the colonists) to come to America?
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English Settlement Standard 8.1-3
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Colony An area under the control of the another country
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I. Jamestown A.1 st permanent English settlement B.Established in 1607 1.Goal = MONEY 2.Only 61 out of 500 survived first few years
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I. Jamestown C.Grew into the colony of Virginia D.Used headright system to attract more settlers 1.Headright system: gave away 50 acres of land per family member 2.This systems led to large tobacco plantations and fighting over land between the natives and settlers E.Labor: indentured servants & slaves 1.Indentured servant: a person who works for 5-7 years in exchange for passage to the New World
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II. Self-Government A.Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619 1.Allowed the colonists a voice in colony 2.Not totally democratic but the English expected to have some say
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III. Pilgrims A.Known as Separatists B.1620: land at Plymouth & sign Mayflower Compact 1.The Mayflower Compact was the 1 st constitution 2.idea that people form the government
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III. Pilgrims C.Struggled to survive like Jamestown: only 53 of 102 settlers survived the 1 st winter D.Native Americans helped them plant corn. The Pilgrims survived but life was difficult.
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Bellwork: True or False? 1.The Pilgrims became very wealthy from growing tobacco. 2.Jamestown was settled after Charles Town. 3.The headright system did not attract many settlers. 4.English colonists expected to have a say in their government.
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IV. Massachusetts Bay A.1630: later migration of Puritans B.Government: town meetings where all male church members could vote
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Massachusetts Bay C.Did very well: Lumber, ship building trade D.Schools based on Bible E.Everyone had to be a Puritan (intolerant) F.Large families led to spread of Puritans throughout New England Anne Hutchinson
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V. Middle Colonies A.Variety of settlers: Dutch (New York), Swedes (Delaware), Puritans, Quakers B.William Penn donated the land in PA; became governor but still assembly 1.Settled by Quakers 2.Religious tolerance, good relations w/ natives C.DIVERSE! D.Economically Prosperous: Breadbasket of the colonies
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Bellwork 1. What is an indentured servant? 2. Name one Middle Colony. 3. What is a religious separatist?
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VI. South Carolina A.King Charles II gave land to 8 Lord Proprietor s in payment of debt B.Motivation = GOLD 1.Proprietors hoped to profit by charging settlers a tax
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VI. South Carolina C.John Locke wrote the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina 1.Religious toleration & policies to attract settlers
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South Carolina D.Very diverse: people from France, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, Ireland 1.Religious freedom E.Government: some degree of democracy 1.Governor 2.Grand Council: Carolina elite, small amount of common people, and proprietors i.Elite : small group of well educated & wealthy citizens
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Development of Plantations A.Headright system to attract settlers. How did this lead to large plantations? Men with large families and indentured servants received a lot of land B.Early settlers were from Barbados; brought slavery system C.Why did SC become wealthy? SC had fertile land, mild climate, waterways, and other natural resources as well as cheap labor (slaves)
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Blue Book Reading: pages 20-21 You do NOT have to copy the question; but answer in complete sentences. 1.Why did some Europeans die on the journey over to the new world? 2.What were settler's reasons for coming to America? 3.Why did rice grow so well in South Carolina? 4.Who developed the most efficient way of growing indigo? 5.Why was indigo so valuable? 1.Why were Europeans impressed by South Carolina? Blue Book Reading: pages 38-39
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Poster Assignment Create a poster advertising for your assigned colony. You want to convince people to move to your colony! Name of the colony (Massachusetts, Jamestown, Plymouth, Charles Town, Philadelphia, Middle Colonies, New England, South Carolina) It needs to be fully colored 5 reasons to move (like economy, religion, headright system, slaves, etc) You need at least 3 pictures to represent the colony or go along with a reason Grading: -each reason is 10 points-each picture is 10 points -color & effort is 20 points
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