VUS 2 Exploration The American Colonies New England
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VUS 2: Exploration The American Colonies
New England Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island Settled by Puritans seeking religious freedom. Covenant Community based on the Mayflower Compact. Intolerant of other religions. Practiced direct democracy.
Middle Atlantic New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Settled by English, Dutch and Germans seeking religious freedom and economic opportunities. More tolerant than New England
Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia Settled mainly by individuals seeking economic opportunities. Catholics founded the colony of Maryland.
Virginia Settled by three groups of people: Cavaliers – English nobles. Settled in Eastern Virginia. Poor Immigrants – Settled in the Shenandoah Valley. Small farmers and artisans. Indentured Servants – agreed to work, mostly on tobacco plantations in exchange for passage to the New World.
Jamestown Established in 1607 First permanent English settlement in the New World Business venture of the Virginia Company of London. Established the House of Burgesses. First elected body in the New World.
Cultural Interactions English and Spanish come into conflict with Native Americans. Natives Americans lose traditional territories. Fall victim to European diseases. (smallpox) Agricultural economies lead to African slavery. First African slaves arrive in Jamestown in 1619.
