1. New England Colonies

2. Warm-up
Imagine that you are teaching “mercantilism” to a twelve-year old child (maybe a cousin, nephew, niece, brother, or sister). In three sentences, write how you would explain it. This child might not know the following words (so don’t use them unless you explain them): Colonization Empire Commerce

3. Puritans Rejection of Catholic authority
Focus on independent congregations
Truth comes from the Bible
Liberty = being able to worship how they want
Emphasis on male authority over the family and servants
Pilgrims = Puritan Separatists

4. Pilgrims and the plymouth colony
Puritan Separatists
They promise to follow “just and equal laws” under the Mayflower Compact
The first winter is difficult and they survive with help from Squanto and Native Americans

5. Massachusetts bay colony
Gain charter in 1629
Most people arriving come in families
Seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity
Focus on education and local government
Society organized according to hierarchy

6. Rhode Island Tolerance was not a Puritan quality
Roger Williams criticized Puritan authority
Rhode Island established by Williams in 1636
Rhode Island focused on religious freedom and democratic government

7. Connecticut
Reverend Thomas Hooker leads Puritan settlers and establishes the town of Hartford in 1636
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is the first written constitution in American history
Ruled by a representative government

8. New england economy Major Exports: Fish and Timber
Focused on an alliance between business and religion
Farms are mostly family owned
Merchants and traders become very powerful
Puritan Ethic: focus on hard work and commercial success

9. Economic Differences
New England Economy
Southern Economy

10. Tobacco

11. Slavery grows in importance because of cash crops

12. Formerly a dutch colony

13. A Colony granted to lord calvert as a proprietorship

14. Economy focused on merchant trade

15. Colony granted to william penn as a proprietorship

16. Colony established by puritan separatists

17. Economy focused heavily on fish and timber

18. Colony experienced a period of peace after the marriage of john rolfe and pocahontas

19. Colony granted to 8 proprietors in 1663 by Charles ii

20. Colony influenced by the puritan ethic

21. Colony created by james oglethorpe for debtors and poor people

22. Colonies advertisement
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Middle Colony
Northern Colony