A Comparison of the 3 Colonial Regions New

A Comparison of the 3 Colonial Regions

New England Colonies • • Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island

New England Colonies • Pilgrims came so they could practice their religion • Puritans • Came to make money • Mostly farmers and fishermen • Grew corn and wheat

New England Colonies-Economy • Made furniture, especially chairs • Made ships • Fished • Grew corn and wheat

New England Colonies. Agriculture • Grew corn and wheat • Poor soil for crops • Short season for crops

New England Colonies- Religion • New England colonist were largely Puritans • They led very strict lives • Stayed in church most of the day

New England Colonies. Government • Mayflower Compact (1620) • agreement by Pilgrims on the Mayflower to create a civil government where all male Pilgrims had a say • Religious rule

New England Colonies-Education • Parent believed children should learn Christianity • Taught to read so they could read the Bible

New England Colonies-Food • Ate corn • Grew wheat and barley • Fished • Ate pigs and cows

New England Colonies-Clothing • Girls wore simple dresses mostly made by wool linen, or cotton, and wore aprons • Boys wore breeches, waistcoats, hats, and stockings

New England Colonies-Fun time • Played marbles, hide and seek, • Made kites • Spun tops and rolled hoops

New England Colonies. Important People • John Winthrop • The first governor of Mass. Bay Colony • Ideal Christian society • “City upon a Hill” • Studied at Trinity College in Cambridge • There he became a Puritan • He grew troubled by the problems faced by Puritans in England

Middle Colonies • • Delaware Pennsylvania New York New Jersey

Middle Colonies-Economy • They sold what they grew. • If they had a bad season they probably wouldn’t have much to eat or drink.

Middle Colonies-Religion • Went to church but they also used it as a meeting place. • They thought church should be an every day thing.

Middle Colonies-Government • Major government institutions and laws. Originally controlled by the Dutch, but taken over by the British. • There were a lot of different cultures living in the middle colonies and they had the most freedoms of all the colonies.

Middle Colonies-Education • School starts at 7: 00 a. m. • Boys and girls studied art, music, French, needle work and girls learned how to nurse.

Middle Colonies - Food • They grew apples, wheat, corn, tobacco. • They also ate chickens, pigs, cows. • They hunted for deer, rabbits and turkey.

Middle Colonies-Clothing • Girls wore simple dresses • Most of the clothing was made out of wool. • They usually wore wigs

Middle Colonies-Fun Time • Colonists had parks but they didn’t have swing sets. • They played games like hide and seek, marbles and other games we know about.

Middle Colonies-Important People • William Penn • Society of Friends=Quakers • Est. a haven for Quakers in America • Given a charter for Pennsylvania by King Charles II • Wanted this colony to have its government run on Quaker principle of equality, cooperation, and religious toleration • Philadelphia=city of brotherly love

The Southern Colonies • • • Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

Southern Colonies -Economy • Mainly grew tobacco, rice grapes, and indigo • Most growing was done on plantations

Southern Colonies. Agriculture • Grew mostly rice, indigo, and tobacco • Mostly all grown on plantations

Southern Colonies- Religion • Thought it should be an all day thing

Southern Colonies-Government • Virginia House of Burgesses • first representative government • SELF Government • Had the authority to levy taxes and make laws • English governor could veto any of the laws • Only white male landowners could vote

Southern Colonies Education • School days started at 7: 00 am • Learned how to read • Only read the Bible • Girls mostly learned basics of life • Said prayers then read verses of the Bible

Southern Colonies-Food Ate chickens, pigs, cows, clams, and fish Hunted deer, rabbits, and turkeys

Southern Colonies – Men's Clothing • Breeches, reached just below knees • Ruffles on neck • Banyan-loose gown

Southern Colonies- Women's Clothing • Simple dresses made by wool • Wore aprons • Wore wigs • Most woman only had two pairs of clothing

Southern Colonies-Fun Time • Played tag in parks • Hop-scotch, Hide and go seek • Made own kites • Spun tops, rolled hoops.

Southern Colonies-Important People • • John Smith – Aided the survival of the Southern colonies by introducing the tobacco crop John Rolfe – Married Pocahontas therefore laying the groundwork of peace between English settlers and Native Americans – Short-lived as the settlers kept moving into Indian territory for tobacco farming

The Lost Colony of Roanoke • • • First thing they did was to explore the near by islands and the mainland. The Englishmen saw plants and animals that they never saw before. John White decided to return to England, but when he returned back three years later, he found nothing. All the settlers had vanished, and the houses had been torn down. White discovered only one clue to the settlers’ whereabouts: “CROATOAN” was carved on the bark less trunk of a tree.

Plymouth Colony • About one-third of Plymouth’s original settlers were Puritans. • They were given permission to start a colony. • The Pilgrims had to live on the food that was left over from their long voyage.

Slavery in the Colonies • Black slaves took care of the sheep, cattle, and made the butter. • They also make beef, sugar, rum, wool, fancy clothes, silk stocking, glass ware, tools and weapons.

Trading • The fur trade helped pay for their trip to America. • The Dutch often traded with the Indians. • The people owed debt to the king because he paid for their trip to America.