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colonies
colonies flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Quakers |
| Plymouth | Seperatists |
| Massachusetts Bay | Puritans |
| Jamestown | 1607,economic venture by Virginia company of london |
| Roanoke Island | Lost colony,economic colony |
| Georgia | Settled by debtor's |
| Three religious colonies | Plymouth,Massachusetts Bay,Pennsylvania |
| Three economic colonies | Roanoke Island,Jamestown,Georgia |
| Religious and economic | 2 reasons why people from England settled in North America |
| Specialization | Focusing on one or a few products caused colonists to be more independent |
| Interdependence | 2 or more people depending on each other for goods and services |
| New England region | *cold climate and rocky soil *fishing whaling, and shipbuilding *town meetings *church and village was the center of social life |
| Mid-Atlantic region | *live stock and grain farms *trading *moderate climate *market towns *diverse religions and people |
| Southern region | *humid climates *large farms and plantations *slaves and indentured servants *few cities and schools *counties |
| Women | homemakers,caretakers,could not vote |
| Farmers | worked the land according to the region and relied on family for labor |
| Large landowners | Lived in the South and were wealthy .Used slaves and indentured servants for labor |
| Enslaved African Americans | Owned by master as property for life.Had no rights |
| Indentured servants | Person who agreed to work without wages in exchange for their passage to the colonies.Were free when their contract was up |
| Artisans | Skilled craftsmen |
| Free African Americans | Were able to own land had economic freedom and could work for pay and decide how to spend their money. |