1. Warm-Up Economy and Geography of the Colonies Assignment
Have out lifework (“…Goes to the Colonies”)
Work on Study Guide

2. Announcements
13 Colonies Unit Exam: Wednesday
100%= Century Club

3. Today’s Mission Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will:
Analyze the colonial foundations for American democracy
Describe the role religion played in Colonial America
Explain the development of the transatlantic slave trade

4. Colonial Government pg. 55
Unit 1: The Thirteen Colonies
Colonial Government pg. 55

5. Democracy
Government ruled by the people.

6. Representative Democracy
Government of elected individuals representing the people.

7. Representation in the English Colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses (1619)
1st representative legislature (assembly)
Mayflower Compact (1620)
Created the idea of self-government
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
1st written constitution

8. Check for Understanding
Why do we care about the House of Burgesses?
Mayflower Compact?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

10. Name That Settlement!

17. Name That Region!

28. Religion and Slavery pg. 57

29. Religion in the Colonies
Religious freedom grows
Puritans/Pilgrims (New England)
Quakers (Pennsylvania and Middle)
Anglicans/Catholics (Southern & Middle)

30. Great Awakening (1680s-1740s)
Time of renewed interest in church

33. Check for Understanding
Name four religious groups that came to the colonies
Describe the Great Awakening

35. The Growth of Slavery Majority in the southern region
Warm weather and fertile soil made it ideal for agriculture
Need for workers (labor-intensive)

36. Slave Labor
Used mostly on plantations
Replaced indentured servants

37. The Middle Passage Transatlantic voyage from Africa Cruel treatment
Poor sanitary conditions
Starvation and disease
Overcrowding and imprisonment

39. Check for Understanding
Why did slavery develop in the colonies?
What labor force did the slaves replace?
Where were the slaves from?
Describe the Middle Passage

40. Painful Images Discussion
Guided Practice

49. Cool-Down pg. 58
Which two English documents provided a foundation for the rights of colonists?
Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to American democracy?
The Mayflower Compact?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Describe the Great Awakening
Why did slavery develop in the Southern Colonies?
Describe the Middle Passage