Chapter 5 Les. 1 Journal Notes

Jamestown Problems that the Jamestown colonists faced were: Diseases from dirty water and mosquitoes. Wealthy men who couldn’t farm. They wanted to find treasure, but didn’t want to work. **Only 60 out of 500 men were alive by the end of the winter in 1609-1610.

How did Virginia planters increase their profits and wealth? Virginia colony How did Virginia planters increase their profits and wealth? They started taking people as slaves, instead of indentured servants. Their major cash crop was tobacco.

Pilgrims- Plymouth The Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact. This document was the first plan for democracy in the New World. The Pilgrims wanted their own church and did not want to be part of the Church of England.

Puritans-Massachusetts Bay The Puritans- Had very strict laws about how people could behave and very harsh punishments. Wanted freedom to practice their religion. Held town meetings and valued education. John Winthrop was their leader.

Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Test Notes

13 Colonies Massachusetts New York Virginia Rhode Island New Jersey New England Middle Southern Massachusetts New York Virginia Rhode Island New Jersey Maryland Connecticut Delaware North Carolina New Hampshire Pennsylvania South Carolina Georgia

Southern Colonies Fertile soil and good climate attracted people to the Southern Colonies. Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe. He wanted to make a place for debtors to get a new start. Planters in the Carolinas came from Barbados. They brought hundreds of slaves with them to help in their rice fields. Maryland was founded by a devout Catholic named George Calvert, or also known as Lord Baltimore.

New England colonies Roger Williams was forced to leave Massachusetts because he criticized the Puritan religious leaders for being government leaders. He then left the colony and formed Rhode Island. The colonists in Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford (Connecticut Colony) wrote the first constitution in the colonies. This document was called the Fundamental Orders. Roger Williams of Rhode Island and William Penn of Pennsylvania both treated Indians with respect. This was different from all other colonial leaders. King Philip (Metacom) lead the Algonquian Indians to war against New England because the colonists kept taking their land.

Middle Colonies The middle colonies were the most diverse of all colonies. William Penn and the Quakers started the colony of Pennsylvania. They believed in the goodness of every person. The Middle Colonies had both farms and businesses. Farmers raised thousands of acres of wheat, so they became known as the “Bread Basket.”

At Fort Loudoun the settlers surrendered to the Cherokee. Ch. 5 Les. 3 Test Notes The British fought against the French and the Indians in the French and Indian War. At Fort Loudoun the settlers surrendered to the Cherokee. Nancy Ward was the Beloved Woman of the Cherokee tribe.

Ch. 5 Les. 2 Test Notes Since the King could not afford to pay troops to protect the colonists from the Indians, he drew the Proclamation Line. The Proclamation Line was an area next to the Appalachian Mountains that the colonist could not go across. It reserved the land on the other side for the Indians. The colonists ignored this line and settled the area anyways.