1. 13 Colonies

2. Mercantilism
Economic system where nations created and maintained wealth by controlling trade
Production Crops
Tobacco, sugar, coco, coffee, etc.
Manufactured Goods
Weapons, fabrics, alcohol, etc.
SLAVES

3. Mercantilism - economic system where nations created and maintained wealth by controlling trade.
Imports - goods brought in from other countries
Exports - goods sold to other countries
Tariffs - Taxes on imported goods
Free Enterprise - economic competition with little government control

4. England believed the colonies existed to serve them
2. Wanted more exports than imports
3. Required colonists to trade with mainly England
4. Set tariffs on products
5. Sailors had to be English
6. Ships carrying goods had to be inspected
7. All ships on their way to America had to stop in England & pay taxes

5. The colonies began to smuggle and resist British
control.
The British began to tighten and control, inevitably leading to trouble.
The colonies began to smuggle and resist British control.
The British began to tighten their control, inevitably leading to trouble.
In early American settlement, goods came from England and Africa.
This was called the Triangular Trade.

6. Europe America Africa Production Crops
Tobacco, sugar, coco, coffee, etc.
Manufactured Goods
Weapons, fabrics, alcohol, etc.
SLAVES
Africa

7. New England Colonies 1620 - Massachusetts 1623 - New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island

8. Middle Colonies 1638 - New Jersey 1638 - Delaware 1664 - New York
Pennsylvania

9. Southern Colonies 1607 - Virginia 1634 - Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

10. The first colonists lived in Jamestown, Virginia
2. The colonies had governments within America, but the British were technically in charge.
3. The trip from England to America took about 2 ½ months by boat.
4. The colonies were divided into 3 groups: New England, Middle, & Southern colonies
5. The very first attempts at colonization were failures.

11. 13. Common crops were:
Tobacco Rice
Corn Indigo
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Flour
6. Delaware was the 1st state in the USA
7. Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I
8. Jamestown was the first capital of Virginia.
9. Jamestown was made of 104 colonists who
landed in April 1607.
10. Many came to America in search of religious freedom.
11. The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts in 1620.
12. Georgia was named after King George III.