1. ENGLAND Grabs Land and Power in the New World

2. Slide #1: THE 13 COLONIES Use colonies’ abbreviations when copying! New England Colonies Massachusetts (MA), Rhode Island (RI), Connecticut (CT), New Hampshire (NH) Middle Colonies New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Delaware (DE), Pennsylvania (PA) Southern Colonies Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Georgia (GA)

3. “DESIRE FOR TOLERATION” NEW ENGLAND COLONIES Reasons Settled -Political freedom, toleration for Puritans, trade Important Jobs -Trade, fishing, shipbuilding Important Terms Subsistence Farming -Growing enough crops to feed your family Town Meetings -A gathering of all land owners to make decisions (DEMOCRACY)

4. “DESIRE FOR TOLERATION” NEW ENGLAND COLONIES Food For Though: Why would living in a cool climate, such as the one found in New England, make fishing and trade important? Be specific.

5. “BREADBASKET COLONIES” MIDDLE COLONIES Reasons Settled -Trade, religious toleration for the Quakers Important Jobs -Trade, agriculture/ farming Important Term Indentured Servant -Person who agrees to work for 7 years without pay in order to earn land in a colony

6. “BREADBASKET COLONIES” MIDDLE COLONIES Food For Though: Can examples still be found in our area to show that agriculture/farming is still important? Be specific.

7. “SEEDS OF AMERICAN SLAVERY” SOUTHERN COLONIES Reasons Settled - Agriculture, trade, protect other 13 Colonies from New Spain Important Job -Agriculture Important Terms Cash Crop Farming -Growing surplus (many) crops to sell. (ex: tobacco, rice) Plantation -Large farm in which workers were mainly African slaves

8. “SEEDS OF AMERICAN SLAVERY” SOUTHERN COLONIES Food For Though: Why would plantations need African slaves to work on them? Be specific.

9. IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS GROUPS Puritans (Massachusetts) Puritans (Massachusetts) -Found mainly in New England -Strict, showed little tolerance towards other religious groups. Quakers (Pennsylvania) Quakers (Pennsylvania) -Found mainly in Middle Colonies -Believed all people/groups were equal. War/violence bad. -Believed all people/groups were equal. War/violence bad. Catholics (Maryland) Catholics (Maryland) -Found mainly in Southern Colonies -Believed in tolerating other Christian groups only (All religions tolerated today!).