1. Colonial Life in North America A. New France B. New Spain C. New England C2. Middle C3. Chesapeake C4.Deep South

3. New England Colonies  Mass., Conn., N.H.  Initially founded 1620 by Separatists a.k.a. Pilgrims who want to leave Anglican church  1630’s Puritans want to purify Anglican Church….Great Migration to N. England of Puritans  People emigrate in family units to live in Covenant Communities…small tight knit religious towns  John Winthrop prominent Puritan speaks of City on a Hill

5. N.E. Cont.  Economics based on small subsistence farms surrounding the town living  Religious toleration=Puritans?  Religiously and ethnically homogenous  Rhode Island- exception in New England…Roger Williams  Anne Hutchinson- Mass woman who gets in trouble for speaking out in religious meetings  Slavery legal?

7. Middle Colonies  Pennsylvania, N. York, N.Jersey, Del., MD  MD 1630’s established as haven for Catholics….soon known for Act of Toleration which allows for all Christians  MD economically known for cash crops and linked with VA with its indentured servitude transformation to African slavery  Del. Founded early by Swedes, New Amsterdam founded by Dutch…1660’s forcefully taken by English becomes New York

8. Middle Cont.  Charactized by strong fertile farms…”breadbasket of the colonies  Known for religious and ethnic diversity  English, Swedes, Dutch, Scots-Irish, Germans, etc.  PA. founded by William Penn for a religious haven for Quakers  Quakers=Religious toleration?  Treatment of Indians known for benevolence

10. Chesapeake Colonies 1607 Virginia founded as first English permanent settlement by Virginia Company to make money 1607 Virginia founded as first English permanent settlement by Virginia Company to make money Relevance Relevance 1. Pure Capitalism….cash crop becomes tobacco 2. Protestantism founded as counter to Catholicism 3. First relations with Indians (Powhatans) 4. House of Burgesses- First representative govt. 5. 1619 first Africans arrive sold into ind. serv.

13. Chesapeake Colonies Bi-racial mostly English and African Bi-racial mostly English and African Few towns/cities as people live on plantations and farms Few towns/cities as people live on plantations and farms 1600’s labor mostly ind. Servants 1600’s labor mostly ind. Servants 1700’s increasingly African slavery 1700’s increasingly African slavery Why the switch? Why the switch? Religiously mostly Anglican after 1700’s new denominations develop Religiously mostly Anglican after 1700’s new denominations develop

14. Deep South GA., S.C. Ga founded as debtors colony in 1730’s smallest colony and buffer to Spanish Florida S.C. founded 1660’s as colony of a colony Planters from Barbados settle S.C. and establish large scale African slavery from the beginning Cash crops of rice and indigo Stono Rebellion- large scale slave rebellion put down after many die…leads to slave codes or restrictions on slaves

15. 13 British Colonies Defined by differences or similarities? Religious story in the different colonies….the children of the Reformation African-American experience varies from region to region…when do Africans become African-Americans? Triangular trade- colonial trade including middle passage and concept of mercantilism