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Essential Question :

Essential Question : What are the similarities & differences among the Southern, New England, & Middle colonies? Warm-Up Questions : Label and Shade New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. The Mid-Atlantic & Lower South Colonies. The Middle Colonies.

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Essential Question :

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  1. Essential Question: • What are the similarities & differences among the Southern, New England, & Middle colonies? • Warm-Up Questions: • Label and Shade New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland.

  2. The Mid-Atlantic & Lower South Colonies

  3. The Middle Colonies 1. The 1st “middle” colony was New Netherland created by the Dutch West India Co: • Britain seized the Dutch colony in 1664 & renamed it, New York

  4. The Dutch governor, Peter Stuyvesant, resisted Britain’s takeover of New Netherlands but could not get the colonists to assist him

  5. Pennsylvania 2. Pennsylvania was founded by a radical religious sect called Quakers, In England, Quakers were persecuted for their beliefs • In 1681, William Penn founded Pennsylvania

  6. Penn's "Holy Experiment" b. William Penn’s colony was to serve as a “holy experiment” • - Promoted religious toleration, bought land from the Indians, & did not tolerate slavery • Allowed a diverse population to move there c. Philadelphia had an excellent harbor,makingitthemostimportant trade city in the British colonies

  7. The image below is from the “Lower South” colony of South Carolina? Which other colony might it be similar to?

  8. Urban Population Growth: 1650-1775

  9. The Lower South The Lower South colonies were among the last to be formed: • Carolina & Georgia developed like Virginia with a cash crop economy, slavery, & gaps between the rich & poor • Georgia was formed as a buffer between Carolina & Spanish Florida, populated by British debtors & prisoners

  10. The Lower South Colonies Charles Town, South Carolina was the only major southern port

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