1. Growth of the American Colonies
Ch. 1 Section 3 Notes
Growth of the American Colonies

2. I. England’s Colonial Policies
English colonies in North America provided England with raw materials and bought English goods
England believed in Mercantilism, collecting as much gold as possible, and wanted to create a favorable balance of trade, bringing more gold in the country than out

3. Navigation ACTS
1. 13 colonies could only trade with England
2. Required use of ships made in England or colonies
3. No foreign competition (France, Spain, Portugal)
4. Required duty, tax; had to visit England before selling to other countries
Salutary Neglect-England did not enforce the acts until 1763

4. Origins of Self-Government
In most colonies, a governor was appointed by a king, and under him served a colonial legislature
Only male landowners allowed to vote Most white males did not own land

5. Colonial Regionalism-Economies
I. Southern Colonies (Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolina’s)
1. Cash Crops: Tobacco and Rice
2. Required lots of land and labor

6. Middle Colonies Maryland north to New York
1. “Bread Basket Colonies”-wheat, barley, rye
2. Large cities with diverse populations; merchants/traders

7. New England colonies
1. American point of triangular trade, which also included Europe and Africa

8. African Americans in the Colonies
Middle Passage-See triangular trade pg. 27; Forced transport of slaves from Africa to Americas
used in the South to cultivate tobacco
used in New England and Middle colonies, housework, cooks, et.
denied the right to travel or organize with slaves in other regions
Few free blacks; had limited opportunities (no vote)

9. Emerging Tensions in the Colonies
Growth in the number of immigrants (Scotch-Irish, Germans)
Moved past the Ohio Valley
Caused trouble with native Americans
Great Awakening-Revival of Puritan religious faith.
Methodist and Baptist emerge in the South, with the idea that no group of people was better than another