1. Colonies in America
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2. I. 13 Colonies Three types of English colonies on North America
New England
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Middle
Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware
Southern
SC, Georgia, Virginia

3. II. Religion Not everyone came for religious freedom New England
MOST came for economic opportunity
Intolerance was the main reason for the separation of Church and State later
New England
Played a major role
Pilgrims/Puritans came b/c they were being persecuted.
They also persecuted, kicking out dissenters like Roger Williams & anyone who differed from them

4. II. Religion Middle Colonies More tolerant but not perfect
PA was settled by Quakers
Maryland was a haven for English Catholics
Lord Baltimore passed the Act of Toleration

5. II. Religion Southern Colonies
Religion played very little, it was about money
Anglican Church was established but religious toleration was the norm
Many French Huguenots moved to SC to avoid persecution at home

6. III. Society
New England and Middle colonies began as egalitarian societies
Equality for everyone based on religious thought
Economic prosperity changed that
Fostered town growth
Southern colonies began with a hierarchy b/c of plantation/slave culture
Large land holdings hindered the growth of towns

7. IV. Politics
British colonists brought language, food, dress, and politics with them
Including the Magna Carta
The distance b/w colonies and GB led to the creation of governing bodies
Virginia House of Burgesses
NE town meetings

8. IV. Politics
Salutary neglect and English Civil War allowed the colonies freedom
Most colonies were royal by 1750, but used the power of money to control royal governors
“Do what we want or don’t get paid.”
Colonists WERE loyal to the Crown, just thought taxes should be local

9. V. Economics New England Middle Subsistence farming Ship building
Trading
Fishing
Little to no dependence on slavery
Middle
Fertile soil led to bigger farms
Big families give lots of employees
Grew foodstuffs mostly

10. V. Economics Southern Used fertile soil & great climate for cash crops
Tobacco, rice, indigo
Shipped everything to England (mostly), British colonies in the Caribbean, Europe, & Africa
Large reason for the growth of mercantilism
Mother country uses colonies as a source of raw materials and new markets
Often called the Triangle Trade