1. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 In your journal: Compare and contrast the Southern colonies to the New England colonies

2. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Continue discussion of Colonization http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/index.cfm Textbook – The Colonial Era

3. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Unit 1: 1607-1763 Colonial America Three regions: Southern Colonies New England Middle Colonies

4. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Middle Colonies Characteristics: Excellent land for farming The three rivers: Susquehanna, Delaware, Hudson Population is more ethnically mixed

5. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 New York The rise of the Dutch in North America Henry Hudson New Netherlands Manhattan Island New Amsterdam New York Chapter of Liberties (1683)

6. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Pennsylvania The Quakers William Penn Pennsylvania Established

7. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 New Jersey (1664) Delaware (1703)

8. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Class Struggles in the 17 th Century Most immigrants were neither at the top nor the bottom of society Slaves Majority Upper Class Egalitarian society was desired within prescribed limits

9. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14 Colonial Lifestyle Most colonialists were farmers (80%) Compared to Europeans, Americans had a higher standard of living Land was cheap Wages were about three times that of Europe

10. AP US History Wednesday, 8-27-14

11. 13 Colonies Map Comparison/Contrast Chart