Agenda BIG MAP Review Kahoot! HW: Study for the 13 colonies test for tomorrow. Update you spiral
Plymouth/Massachusetts New York Who: Founded by the Dutch, New Amsterdam Why: Stole it from Dutch for economic reasons Plymouth/Massachusetts Year: 1620 Who: Pilgrims and Puritans Why: Religious freedom Gov’t: Mayflower Compact (1st self gov’t and majority rules) Pennsylvania Who: William Penn Why: Religious Freedom for Quakers Beliefs and Significance: Diverse/Tolerant people Representative Assembly Rhode Island Who: Roger Williams/Anne Hutchinson Why: Religious freedom Gov’t: Separation of Church and State Connecticut Who: Thomas Hooker Gov’t: Fundamental Orders = 1st constitution in the colonies and “Consent of the governed” Why: Church membership not required to vote Maryland Who: Lord Baltimore Gov’t: Refuge for Catholics Significance: Act of Toleration gave Catholics freedom of religion Virginia Year: 1607 Who: Virginia Company (Smith/Rolfe) Gov’t: Virginia House of Burgesses (1st rep gov’t) Economy: Agrarian, Jamestown – Tobacco Significance: 1st permanent English colony Virginia Year: 1607 Who: Virginia Company (Smith/Rolfe) Gov’t: Virginia House of Burgesses (1st rep gov’t) Economy: Agrarian, Jamestown – Tobacco Significance: 1st permanent English colony Backcountry Location: Around and west of the Appalachian Mountains People: Rugged, Isolated Geography: Mountains, Forests Georgia Who: James Oglethorpe Why: Refuge for Debtors Other Why: Buffer zone to Spanish Florida
New England Colonies Economic- Fishing, whaling, shipbuilding (lumber), trade, subsistence farming
New England Colonies Social- Puritans, Pilgrims, Puritan Dissenters, Indentured Servants
New England Colonies Political- Mayflower Compact- 1st self gov’t and majority rules Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- 1st written constitution
New England Colonies eNvironmental- forests, mountains, hills, good harbors, cold/harsh winters, short growing season, poor/rocky soil
Middle Colonies Economic Grains (cash crop, Breadbasket colonies), iron mining, cattle, trade, lumber
Middle Colonies Social Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Quakers, Indentured Servants
Middle Colonies Political William Penn colonial assemblies and Pennsylvania const.
Middle Colonies eNvironmental- Coastal plains, forests, mountains, fertile soil, moderate climate, moderate rainfall
Southern Colonies Economic- Cash Crop Agriculture (tobacco, rice, indigo)
Southern Colonies Social- Planters, African Slaves, Catholics, Debtors
Southern Colonies Political- Lord Baltimore-Maryland religious toleration Catholics James Oglethorpe- Georgia refuge debtors
Southern Colonies eNvironmental- Hot, humid, long growing season, fertile soil, flatland, rivers,