1. Chapter 2 Roots of American Democracy
Section 2 & 3:
The English Colonies

2. Colony
Is a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
Types:
Proprietary Colony
Owned and managed by a signal person
Royal Colony
Owned and ruled by a king

3. Geography Played a huge role in the development of each colony
Each colony had to adapt different to:
Climate
Soil
Terrain
Availability to rivers, harbors, and oceans
Natural Resources
Made Each Colony unique !!!

4. The Colonies There were 3 regions New England Colonies Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

5. The 13 English Colonies

6. The New England Colonies
Geography
Had long winters and infertile soil which made farming very difficult
Had a lot of wood for lumber and great fishing areas
People
Worked and owned small business
Grew much of their own food
Puritan Work Ethic

7. The Middle Colonies Geography Crops Industries
Soil & climate were much better suited for farming than N.E. colonies
Crops
Large amounts of wheat's and other Cash Crops
Industries
Grate port cities (NY and Philadelphia) spread trade
Sawmills, Mines, & Iron Works exploded

8. The Southern Colonies Geography Crops
Warm climate, rich soil, & long growing season made it perfect for farming
Crops
Tobacco = NC & VA
Rice = GA & SC

9. Plantations Are: Depended on: Owners Large scale estates / farms
Slaves
Owners
Controlled the south
Economically and politically

10. Great Awakening
Questioned the commitment and authority of religious leaders
Questioned the religious faith
Preachers stressed the importance
of personal religious experience
New religious groups
Baptist
Methodist

11. Education Children went to school to learn about religion
To read the bible
Religion in schools helped create Colleges
Harvard
Princeton
William and Mary
To train ministers

12. Family Life Men were the heads of the family
Women looked after the children and worked around the household
In towns
Women worked as maids, cooks, nurses, teachers, shopkeepers, seamstresses

13. Government The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening influenced:
Egalitarianism = equality of man
Great Britain let the colonies do what they wanted at first
Colonies saw Parliament as “Protectors”
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14. Triangle Trade