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13 Colonies

13 Colonies. Black Death – devastated England 1400s-1500s – rebirth Growth of cities, population, trade Printing press – spread of ideas. England 1300s. New England Colonies. Settlers from England founded colonies religious tolerance and political representation Diversity increased

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13 Colonies

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  1. 13 Colonies

  2. Black Death – devastated England • 1400s-1500s – rebirth • Growth of cities, population, trade • Printing press – spread of ideas England 1300s

  3. New England Colonies

  4. Settlers from England founded colonies • religious tolerance and political representation • Diversity increased • Puritans – English dissenters; wanted to reform church • Hard work, rep. government, education (Bible) • Mayflower Compact – first expression of self-rule • Representative government • Economy – fishing, lumber, shipbuilding and trading New England Colonies

  5. Middle Colonies/ Mid-Atlantic Colonies

  6. Religious tolerance and ethnic diversity • Good rivers, fertile soil, mild winters • Quakers – religious freedom and equality • Men rule themselves • Only white males could vote in Rep. Assemblies • Farming-wheat, barley, and oats (Bread Basket) Middle Colonies

  7. Southern Colonies

  8. Jamestown (1607) – first permanent English Colony • Fortune seekers, African slaves, religious refugees, the poor • Act of Tolerance – forbade religious persecution • Further south – cheaper land • Virginia House of Burgesses – first representative govt. • Economy – Plantations – large farms, self sufficient; relied on slave labor • Tobacco, rice, indigo Southern Colonies

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