Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Life in the Colonies.

Published byAleesha Day Modified over 6 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Life in the Colonies."— Presentation transcript:

1 Life in the Colonies

2 Economics South New England Middle Colonies Cash crops Slavery
Tobacco Cotton Rice Indigo Slavery New England Subsistence farms Lumber Fishing (Grand Banks) Manufacturing Middle Colonies “Breadbasket”

3 Education New England First public school system in the Americas
Based in religion Literacy very important Hornbook New England Primer

4 The New England Primer

5 The New England Primer

6 Education New England First public school system in the Americas
Based in religion Literacy very important Hornbook New England Primer Dame School

7 Education: Middle and Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies Generally private and religiously based Southern Colonies Private tutors Broad education Classics (Latin and Greek) and maybe French History, Philosophy, and perhaps Science Music

8 Education Colleges Name Denomination Colony Founded Harvard
Puritan-Congregational MA 1636 William and Mary Anglican VA 1696 Yale CT 1701 College of New Jersey (Princeton) Presbyterian NJ 1746 King’s College (Columbia) NY 1754 University of Pennsylvania Non-sectarian PA 1740/49 Rhode Island College (Brown) Baptist RI 1764 Queen’s College (Rutgers) Dutch Reformed 1766 Dartmouth NH 1769

9 Government By England In the colonies “Salutary Neglect”
Elected assemblies (i.e. House of Burgesses) main governing power “Power of the Purse” (In)equality Landownership required to vote and hold office Religious requirements in some colonies More equal than Parliamentary representation New England towns Town meetings

10 The Imperial System Mercantilism The Trade and Navigation Acts
Ships had to be English Stopovers in England Enumerated goods

11 Triangular Trade New England  Europe and Africa
Rum Other goods Europe  Africa and the Americas Manufactured goods Africa  Caribbean and North America Slaves Middle Passage Caribbean  North America Sugar and molasses

12 Triangular Trade

13 Dominion of New England
1686 James II Combined the New England colonies, New York, and New Jersey into the Dominion of New England Edmund Andros 1688 – Glorious Revolution  – Andros expelled

14 New England and King Philip’s War
Major population increase after English Civil War King Philip Chief Metacom Wampanoags 1675 – “Praying Indian” killed by Philip’s tribe True cause war: LAND Colonists won Superior numbers Mohegan alliance Bloody tactics

15 Southern Society and the Indians
Landed gentry – Plantations; Tidewater region Yeoman farmers – subsistence farmers; Piedmont region Sir William Berkeley Limited voting rights Limited expansion into Indian lands Trade agreements Did not want trouble

16 Bacon’s Rebellion Nathanial Bacon 1676 Militia

17 Salem Witch Trials

18 John Peter Zenger Libel (not slander) Freedom of the press

19 Great Awakening Early 18th Century. First major religious revival
Pietism George Whitefield Jonathon Edwards Sinners in the hands of an Angry God.

Download ppt "Life in the Colonies."

Similar presentations

England’s Colonies & Economics 1600’s – colonies prosper, serving as a market for British goods & source of raw materials (mercantilism). Colonies are.

England’s Colonies & Economics 1600’s – colonies prosper, serving as a market for British goods & source of raw materials (mercantilism). Colonies are.
Colonial Society. Trade laws in the colonies Mercantilism Minimize imports Encourage manufacturing Tributary colonies Providing raw materials New English.

Colonial Society. Trade laws in the colonies Mercantilism Minimize imports Encourage manufacturing Tributary colonies Providing raw materials New English.
1 American Society in the 18th Century Influence of Geography Isolated by 3000 miles Isolated by wilderness Largely self-governing Violence Land cheap.

1 American Society in the 18th Century Influence of Geography Isolated by 3000 miles Isolated by wilderness Largely self-governing Violence Land cheap.
13 Colonies Regions Compare & Contrast Chart

13 Colonies Regions Compare & Contrast Chart
Agricultural South -growth of cash crops tobacco, rice, indigo and eventually cotton -large plantations dominate economy (need for slave labor becomes.

Agricultural South -growth of cash crops tobacco, rice, indigo and eventually cotton -large plantations dominate economy (need for slave labor becomes.
European Exploration and Colonization

European Exploration and Colonization
Colonies Come of Age 1700-1750s. Rise of Slavery First Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619 treated like indentured servants. Slavery not significant.

Colonies Come of Age s. Rise of Slavery First Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619 treated like indentured servants. Slavery not significant.
Colonial Life.

Colonial Life.
Three Regions New England —mostly involved in subsistence farming and trade. Lots of small farms, not used for a profit but for survival Middle Colonies.

Three Regions New England —mostly involved in subsistence farming and trade. Lots of small farms, not used for a profit but for survival Middle Colonies.
1 Colonial Life Different ECONOMIC characteristics developed in different groups of colonies: New England, Middle and Southern. The non-Indian population.

1 Colonial Life Different ECONOMIC characteristics developed in different groups of colonies: New England, Middle and Southern. The non-Indian population.
What region was known for its whalers?. New England.

What region was known for its whalers?. New England.
APUSH Review: Key Concept 2.3 Period 2: 1607- 1754.

APUSH Review: Key Concept 2.3 Period 2:
Mr. Violanti Fall, 2014. John Locke: Philosopher, Natural Rights (L,L,P) Montesquieu: Separation of Powers, 3 branch Rousseau: Social Contract Voltaire:

Mr. Violanti Fall, John Locke: Philosopher, Natural Rights (L,L,P) Montesquieu: Separation of Powers, 3 branch Rousseau: Social Contract Voltaire:
Unit 2: Foundations of Government- The Thirteen Colonies: Describe how geographic diversity influenced economic, social, and political life in colonial.

Unit 2: Foundations of Government- The Thirteen Colonies: Describe how geographic diversity influenced economic, social, and political life in colonial.
Agricultural South -growth of cash crops tobacco, rice, indigo -large plantations dominate economy -many small farms also -few towns and cities because.

Agricultural South -growth of cash crops tobacco, rice, indigo -large plantations dominate economy -many small farms also -few towns and cities because.
Mr. Violanti Fall, 2014. John Locke: Philosopher, Natural Rights (L,L,P) Montesquieu: Separation of Powers, 3 branch Rousseau: Social Contract Voltaire:

Mr. Violanti Fall, John Locke: Philosopher, Natural Rights (L,L,P) Montesquieu: Separation of Powers, 3 branch Rousseau: Social Contract Voltaire:
Regional Characteristics in the British North American Colonies.

Regional Characteristics in the British North American Colonies.
APUSH Unit 1 – Reading Keys. Exploration – Pages 60-64 Motives / Impacts of European Exploration Motives / Impacts of European Exploration Columbus Columbus.

APUSH Unit 1 – Reading Keys. Exploration – Pages Motives / Impacts of European Exploration Motives / Impacts of European Exploration Columbus Columbus.
Unit One Overview Welcome Back. Chapter 2 England begins to take control of the seas by the 1500’s by those like Sir Walter Raleigh backed by Queen Elizabeth.

Unit One Overview Welcome Back. Chapter 2 England begins to take control of the seas by the 1500’s by those like Sir Walter Raleigh backed by Queen Elizabeth.
Colonial Society. Trade laws in the colonies Mercantilism Minimize imports Encourage manufacturing Tributary colonies Providing raw materials New English.

Colonial Society. Trade laws in the colonies Mercantilism Minimize imports Encourage manufacturing Tributary colonies Providing raw materials New English.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google