New EnglandMiddleSouthern Colonies 1607 1733 Describe how geographic
New England/Middle/Southern Colonies 1607 -1733 Describe how geographic diversity influenced economic, social and political life in colonial North America.
New England Colonies • • New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island
New England Geography • Soil was generally rocky, making farming difficult
New England Economy • Largely dependent on the ocean • Fishing (codfish) • Whaling • Trapping • Shipbuilding • Logging
New England Religion • Puritans came over from England to practice religion without persecution • Strict rules and were intolerant of other religions
1629 Massachusetts Bay Colony • Settled by Puritans • “We shall be as a City upon a Hill” –John Winthrop • Colonial leader • Only church members could vote • Sent away anyone who disagreed
1620 Plymouth Colony • Pilgrims settle in North America to escape religious persecutions • Before landing, they wrote an agreement called the Mayflower Compact • 1 st Direct Democracy • Settled in Cape Cod/Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony • William Bradford was the leader of the colony • Squanto helped the Pilgrims survive the first hard years
Middle Colonies • • New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware
Middle Colonies Geography • Climate with warm summers and cold winters • Geography ranged from coastal plains along the coastline, piedmont in the middle, and mountains farther inland
Middle Colonies Economy • Largely agricultural, most notably grains and oats • Big cities such as Philadelphia and New York were major shipping hubs • Blacksmiths, silversmiths, wheelwrights
Middle Colonies Religion • Religious tolerance attracted immigrants from a wide-range of foreign countries who practiced many different religions • Quakers, Catholics, Jews, Lutherans and Presbyterians
Southern Colonies Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia •
Southern Colonies Geography • Warm climate with hot summers and mild winters • Soil was perfect for farming and the growing season was longer than in any other region.
Southern Colonies Economy • Based entirely on farming • Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops • Crops were grown on large plantations where slaves and indentured servants worked the land.
Southern Religion • Southern Colonies were Anglican (Baptist or Presbyterian) • Original settlers from the Maryland colony were Catholic
Roanoke Colony North Carolina • 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh claims 1 st English Colony in N. A. • Governor John White: returns to England for supplies in 1587 • Spanish Armada 1588 • War broke out between England Spain • This war delays White’s return • Upon arrival in 1590, settlers had vanished • Referred to as Lost Colony
Lost Colony
Virginia • 1607 Jamestown • 1 st English permanent settlement • John Smith Leader of the colony • Saved Jamestown by trading with the Powhatan Indians • John Rolfe learned how to grow tobacco
1619 House of Burgesses • 1 st Representative Democracy in North America • One Governor • 6 Councilors • 20 burgesses elected
Colonial Writing Assignment If traveling across North America during the colonial period, what would you notice that each region developed a distinct economic life. How did the economies of the Southern, Middle, and New England colonies differ? What led to the development of these differences? Explain. 1 page paper typed 12 font double spaced OR 2 page paper handwritten.
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