1. European Colonies in the Americas
United States History
Prof. Velázquez

2. European Colonies in the Americas

3. European Types of Colonization
Spain
Mining
Convert Population to Christianity
France
Fishing
Fur Trade
England
Different kind of colonies

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English Colonies
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5. The Three Regions of the Colonies

6. Region
Climate
Economy
Population
New England Colonies
Cold winters; short growing season
Fishing; shipbuilding; trade; lumber; small subsistence farm
Few slaves or immigrants; more families; fast-growing population and religious (Puritans)
Middle Colonies
Temperate; moderate growing season
Wheat, barley, and rye crops grown on moderate-sized farms; trade
Attractive to immigrants; tolerant of religious and ethnic differences
Southern Colonies
Warm climate; long growing season
Cash crops of tobacco, rice, and indigo grown on large plantations using slave labor
More men than women; indentured servants; enslaved African Americans a majority in some areas.

7. Immigration in the Colonies
As the colonies developed, Europeans began to arrive.
At first most of them where English.
Then, during 1700’s larger number of Germans and Scotch- Irish arrived.

8. 50% of them were indentured servants.
(Indentured Servants: individual who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for transportation to the colonies.)
Push factors: religious and political turmoil, unemployment and low wages.
1600’s 90% of the migrants to the English colonies came from England.