1. Colonial NOTES

2. COLONIAL REGIONS LIST COLONIES IN EACH MAJOR REGION
NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
MIDDLE: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
SOUTHERN: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
WHAT CAN INFER ABOUT THE COLONIES
NE: (AT LEAST 2)
MID: (AT LEAST 2)
SOUTHERN: (AT LEAST 2)
WHERE DOES COLONIZATION STOP? Appalachian Mountains – back country or piedmont

3. 5. MAJOR REGIONAL EXPORTS
4. ECONOMIES:
NEW ENGLAND: shipbuilding, fishing
MIDDLE: lumber, ironworks, cattle, LOTSA grain known as the BREADBASKET
SOUTHERN: cattle, grain, rice, indigo, tobacco, rivers near settlements (WHY?) primarily CASH CROPS GROWN HERE
5. MAJOR REGIONAL EXPORTS
NEW ENGLAND: dried fish/whale oil
MIDDLE: grain
SOUTHERN: tobacco
6. MAJOR LANDFORMS:
NEW ENGLAND: rocky hills/mnts Appalachian mnts
MIDDLE: coastal plains
SOUTHERN: coastal plains
6. SOIL IN REGIONS:
NEW ENGLAND: least fertile, rocky terrain, subsistence farming
MIDDLE: moderate/most fertile
SOUTHERN: most fertile (overall)

4. Add to vocabulary
Backcountry: a colonial region, found along the Appalachian mountains, on the western part of the New England/Middle/Southern regions
Fall line: the point at which a waterfall prevents boats from moving farther upriver
Subsistence farming: a farm used to grow just enough crop for your family to eat and maybe a little extra to trade
Cottage industries: making products in home
Plantation: large farm with slaves

5. COLONIAL LIFE Life on a farm Life in the cities Rights of colonists
9 out of 10 colonists lived on small family farms
Cooking is the most dangerous job on the farm
Life in the cities
By out 20 colonists lived in the city
Waterfront was the heart of the city
Rights of colonists
Colonists living in New World considered themselves English citizens with the same rights as those in England
1215 people allowed to participate in their government

6. Rights of colonists continued
MAGNA CARTA- “Great Charter” established the idea that power of the monarch is limited
Not even the king is above the law
Parliament- law making body of English representatives
In 1689, Parliament passed English Bill of Rights stating power to make laws and impose taxes belongs to representatives
Also includes a list of rights that belonged to the people
Politics
MAYFLOWER COMPACT- 1st self governing agreement in New World
FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT- 1st written plan of GVT for any colonies guaranteeing all men the right to vote (white, property owners) and outlining powers of general courts

7. Politics continued Class Religion
VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES- 1st representative GVT, assembly of elected representatives in 1619
Class
What you wore determined class
Gentry were wealthy planters
Mid class were farmers/artisans
Lower class were farmhands/workers
@ the bottom were indentured servants and slaves
Religion
Most important part of colonial life

8. Religion continued.. Education
Services were held in town meetinghouses
1st Great Awakening: religious movement through colonies, people felt like they had lost their faith – preachers traveled from town to town holding sermons, outdoor revivals
SPREAD IDEA THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL IN THE EYES OF GOD, ENCOURAGES IDEAS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, RESISTANCE TO AUTHORITY
Education
Families in the south hired tutors for their kids since schools were spread out because area is vast
Middle colonies had slow educational growth since religion was the focus to be educated – couldn’t pick one religion to focus ALL schools around
New England required public schools
Schools were one room building with chimneys
Boys had educational priority – girls studied basic writing/arithmetic

9. ADD VOCAB TO JOURNAL
Corporate colony: English investors form a joint stock company and pool their money together to create the colony & King gets a % of profits
Proprietary colony: King gives a charter to individuals (friends/family) to colonize & King gets a % of profits
Self-governing colony: white men who own property elect gvt officials & King gets a % of profits
Royal colony: ruled by royal governor, appointed by the king & King gets a % of profits