For September 6th: DA 2.5- What are some possible benefits that New England’s emphasis on education might bring? Colonial Characteristics Notes (A new set of notes) HW – Review notes and read the corresponding pages in your textbook

Colonial Characteristics

The New England Colonies Name the colonies: New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

The New England Colonies How do they make money? Subsistence farming Ship building Fishing/whaling Trade

The New England Colonies Who is in charge? Locally had town meetings to discuss issues Church elders/council held sway over the congregation Elected groups Elected legislature

The New England Colonies Where do they come from? England (Puritans) Scotland Jewish (1st Synagogue was in Rhode Island) Indentured servants Native Americans The New England Colonies

The New England Colonies How do they learn? Education was extremely important Bible based Taxes were passed to support public education

The New England Colonies Slavery: Not a major issue in New England as land was not suitable to large scale farming Indentured servants

The New England Colonies Native Americans: At first relations were good, but as more and more colonists arrived, they became hostile.

The Middle Colonies Name the colonies: New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware

The Middle Colonies How do they make their money? Cottage Industries Farming Trade Manufacturing (glass, textiles, paper, iron) Craftsmen

The Middle Colonies Who’s in charge? Elected assemblies that had the power to tax Members were elected by white male property owners over the age of 21. Patroons were wealthy landowners in New Amsterdam that ruled like they were kings. The Middle Colonies

The Middle Colonies Where do they come from? Holland Finland Sweden Scotland Ireland England Germany Finland Wales Spain Portugal Slaves Native Americans

The Middle Colonies How do they learn? Not as wide spread as in New England Private or religious affiliated schools “Dame Schools” Night school for apprentices

The Middle Colonies Slavery Some had slaves and some had indentured servants.

The Middle Colonies Native Americans: In PA – William Penn believed that the Native Americans owned the land and should be compensated (paid) for it. Hence good relationships were formed. In general, it could be said that the Middle Colonies had the best relationships with the Native Americans.

The Southern Colonies Name the colonies: Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

The Southern Colonies How do they make their money? Small farms and large scale plantations Cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton)

The Southern Colonies Who’s in charge? The King made royal appointments The wealthy planters

The Southern Colonies Where do they come from? England West Indies Spanish Scots-Irish 80% of indentured servants Slaves Native Americans

The Southern Colonies How do they learn? Wealthy planters hired tutors Poor farmers remained ignorant

The Southern Colonies Slavery: Wide spread and commonly accepted Necessary for the plantation system to flourish Slaves outnumbered their owners Originally used indentured servants as labor, but became too costly.

The Southern Colonies Native Americans: Hostile relationships as the colonists took over more and more land for cultivation. In VA – Land was taken from Native Americans regardless.