Facts about Jamestown

1. Facts about Jamestown • First permanent English Colony in 1607. • Almost didn’t 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.

2. 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.

3. New England Colonies • New Hampshire • Massachusetts • Connecticut • Rhode Island

4. Middle Colonies • New York • Pennsylvania • New Jersey • Delaware

5. Southern Colonies • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia

6. The biggest thing which determines the culture of a group is the geography of the area.

7. Farming in the New England Colonies Subsistence farming – grew only enough for their family Geography

8. Farming in the Middle Colonies Cash crop farming – grew wheat, barley, and rye to sell for a profit. Called the “Breadbasket Colonies” Geography

9. Farming in the Southern Colonies Plantation farming – grew rice, indigo, tobacco as cash crops. Used slaves on plantations Geography

10. Jobs in the New England Colonies Subsistence farming, shipbuilding, whalers, fishermen, lumber Geography

11. 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

12. Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia Georgia New York Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts Lord Baltimore William Penn John Smith James Oglethorpe Peter Minuit (NY Minute) Roger Williams ThomasHooker William Bradford John Winthrop Founders

13. 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.

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

15. Important Cities • New England - Boston • Middle – New York and Philadelphia • Southern - Charleston

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Triangular Trade

19. 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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