Facts about Jamestown

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Facts about Jamestown

• First permanent English Colony in 1607.
• Almost didnt survive because people searched for
  gold rather than growing crops.
• John Smith said no work then no food.
• Tobacco was the crop that saved the day as it
  became popular in Europe.
• House of Burgesses was the first representative
  government in the English Colonies.

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Facts about Plymouth

• Pilgrims came searching for religious freedom.
• Mayflower Compact (1620) People agreed to talk
  about laws and make laws that were best for the
  good of the settlement.
• Thanksgiving holiday.

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New England Colonies

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island

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Middle Colonies

• New York
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Delaware

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Southern Colonies

• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

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The biggest thing which determines the culture of
a group is the geography of the area.
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Farming in the New England Colonies
Subsistence farming grew only enough for their
family
Geography
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Farming in the Middle Colonies
Cash crop farming grew wheat, barley, and rye
to sell for a profit. Called the Breadbasket
Colonies
Geography
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Farming in the Southern Colonies
Plantation farming grew rice, indigo, tobacco
as cash crops. Used slaves on plantations
Geography
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Jobs in the New England Colonies
Subsistence farming, shipbuilding, whalers,
fishermen, lumber
Geography
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• Tidewater
• Near the Atlantic Ocean
• Rich
• Plantations
• Lots of slaves
• Rice and indigo
• Ruling class

• Backcountry
• Near Appalachian Mountains
• Poor farmers
• Democratic all people are equal
• Small farmers
• Few slaves

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Founders

• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• Georgia
• New York
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts

• Lord Baltimore
• William Penn
• John Smith
• James Oglethorpe
• Peter Minuit (NY Minute)
• Roger Williams
• Thomas Hooker
• William Bradford
• John Winthrop

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Education

• Puritan children in New England went to public
  schools where they were taught to read the Bible.
• Rich Middle Colony children were able to attend
  private schools.
• Since the Southern Colonies were so spread out it
  was difficult to make a school where kids could
  get to it so most rich kids had tutors stay at
  their plantations.

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Religion

• New England
• Puritans in Massachusetts. Little religious
  tolerance.
• Middle Colonies
• Quakers in Pennsylvania. All people were equal
  in Gods eyes.
• Southern Colonies
• Catholics in Maryland. Act of Toleration allowed
  many religions to practice their beliefs.

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Important Cities

• New England - Boston
• Middle New York and Philadelphia
• Southern - Charleston

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Slavery Terms

• Middle passage
• Slave trip from Africa to the colonies. Very
  poor conditions.
• Slave codes
• Laws limiting the rights of slaves. Slaves were
  not allowed to read.
• Most slaves were found in the Southern Colonies.

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Trade Terms

• import
• Goods leaving a country.
• export
• Goods entering a country.
• Mercantilism
• Theory that states a country became strong by
  increasing its trade (exports).
• Navigation Acts
• Regulated trade between England and the colonies
  with the goal of making England richer.

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Triangular Trade
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Vocabulary Terms

• legislature
• Lawmaking body such as the House of Burgesses
• Indentured servant
• Person who agreed to work 4-7 years in exchange
  for their trip to the colonies being paid for.
  This was too expensive.
• apprentices
• People who learned a trade through on the job
  training.
• Town meetings
• Meetings in New England to discuss the laws

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