1. Chapter 3: Vocabulary and Notes The English Colonies in North America
Essential Question: What were the similarities and differences among the colonies in North America?

2. Vocabulary/Key Content Terms
economy
isolated
authorize
proprietor
prosperous
mercantilism
cash crops
charter
democratic
Mayflower Compact
slave trade

3. The term ____________ describes the way in which a society organizes the manufacturing and exchange of things of value , such as money, food, products, and services.

4. economy

5. To be ____________ is to be separated or set apart from other people or things.

6. isolated

7. To ______________ something is to grant (give) permission for something.

8. authorize

9. A ______________ is the owner of something.

10. proprietor

11. The term _______________ describes a person who is wealthy.

12. prosperous

13. ____________________ describes an economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies.

14. mercantilism

15. A _____________ are a crops such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, which are raised in large quantities and sold for profit.

16. cash crops

17. A ______________ is a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony’s geographic boundaries and specified how it would by governed (ruled).

18. charter

19. A ________________ society is ruled (governed) by the people
A ________________ society is ruled (governed) by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws.

20. democratic

21. The _______________ was an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern (rule) themselves in the Americas.

22. Mayflower Compact

23. ___________________ is the business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves. Slavery is the treatment of people as property.

24. slave trade

25. Chapter 3.2
1 and 2. Students should show the regions outlined and the names of the colonies underlined.
3. Example: climate and geography
New England Colonies: harsh winters, warm summers, rich pastures, forested hills and seacoast
Middle Colonies: cold winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountain;, rolling hills and fertile soil
Southern Colonies: mild winters and hot summers; coastal lowlands and wooded mountains; mild winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountains

26. Chapter 3.3 – Massachusetts (New England)
Geography and climate: harsh winters and warm summers; rich pastures and forests
Settlers: first by Pilgrims led by William Bradford; later by Puritans led by John Winthrop
Government: self-governing, as described in the Mayflower Compact, strong religious influence
Economy: crop and livestock farming, trade, shops, lumbering
Religion: Puritans – separated from the Church of England (Anglican Church)-Sepratists
Reasons for settlement: to escape religious persecution

27. Chapter 3.4 – Rhode Island (New England)
Geography and climate: humid summers and cold winters; coastal lowlands and rocky woodlands
Settlers: former Puritans from Massachusetts led by Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson
Government: self-governing
Economy: farming, lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling
Religion: various faiths
Reasons for settlement:

28. Chapter 3.5 – Connecticut (New England)
Geography and climate: cold winters and mild summers; forested hills and seacoast
Settlers: Former Massachusetts Puritans led by Thomas Hooker
Government: self-governing with a written government
Economy: farming, shipbuilding, fishing whaling
Religion: Puritan
Reasons for settlement: to establish a new settlement apart from Massachusetts Puritans

29. Chapter 3.6 – New York (Middle Colony)
Geography and climate: cold winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountains
Settlers: Dutch and English
Government: British appointed governor and council; eventually an elected assembly
Economy: N/A
Religion: various faiths
Reasons for settlement: to make money

30. Chapter 3.7 – Pennsylvania (Middle Colony)
Geography and climate: cold winters and hot summers; rolling hills and fertile soil
Settlers: English Quakers led by William Penn
Government: elected assembly
Economy: farming, trade, lumbering, and shipbuilding
Religion: various faiths
Reasons for settlement: to safely practice their religion

31. Chapter 3.8 – Maryland (Southern Colony)
Geography and climate: cold winters, hot summers; low, fertile land surrounding Chesapeake Bay
Settlers: English Catholics and Protestants
Government: elected assembly
Economy: farming, lumbering, shipping, fishing, iron mining
Religion: various faiths, mainly Catholic
Reasons for settlement: to find religious and political freedom

32. Chapter 3.9 – Virginia (Southern Colony)
Geography and climate: mild winters and hot summers; coastal lowlands and wooded mountains
Settlers: English landowners and skilled laborers
Government: elected assembly (House of Burgesses)
Economy: farming
Religion: Church of England
Reasons for settlement: to make a profit

33. Chapter 3.10 – Georgia (S0uthern Colony)
Geography and climate: mild winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountains
Settlers: debtors from English prisons, and other Europeans
Government: ruled by James Oglethorpe for 12 years, then an elected assembly
Economy: N/A
Religion: various faiths
Reasons for settlement: