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Colonial Regions

Unit 1

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Middle Colonies Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
Middle Colonies Society Ethnic & religious diversity, Germans, Dutch, Quakers, English, Presbyterians
Maryland Founded as a refuge for English Catholics
Southern Colonies Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia
Southern Colonies Society Rich landowners dominate society and established church, some small farmers, indentured servants, enslaved people. Very rural, no towns
New England Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
New England Society Position in society based on religious standing and church membership, very strict, Puritans dominate
Middle Colonies Economy Mixed farming, trade, and some manufacture. New York and Philadelphia are commercial centers
Southern Colonies Economy Agriculture dominant, cash crops, labor based on indentured servants and enslaved people
Cash crops Raised for sell, not household consumption. Tobacco, rice and indigo
Subsistence farming Farming just enough to feed your family, not for sale most common on frontier and New England
New England Economy Ship building, Fishing, Lumber, not much agriculture
Indentured Servant People from England or Ireland agree to work for 3 to 7 years for a master to pay for trip to America, most common in Southern colonies
Puritans Wanted to purify or reform the Church of England, most common in New England
New England Colonies Government Mayflower Compact, Direct Democracy through town meetings
Southern Colonies Government Rich landowners control representative government such as Virginia House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses Virginia Legislature, founded in 1619, still meets under name of General Assembly
Jamestown 1607, first permanent English settlement in North America
Middle Colonies Religion Very tolerant, lots of diversity
New England Colonies Religion Intolerant of dissenters, only Puritans allowed
Rhode Island Founded by religious dissenters fleeing Massachusetts
Created by: Knighting
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