1. New England Colonies John Winthrop- first governor of Massachusetts
Thomas Hooker formed colony of Connecticut
Puritans practiced strict religious authority
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island
Toleration was practiced and all white men
were given the right to vote

2. Society and Government in New England
In this region, hunting, fishing, and whaling became large industries.
Puritans - had 7-8 children per family.
used town meetings to decide laws in this region.
Sunday was very important. Church ALL day

3. Middle Colonies New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
• The Dutch surrendered New Netherland (New York) to the English
proprietary colonies : King gives land to one or more people (proprietors)
Quakers spoke out against war and refused to serve in the army.
William Penn wanted Pennsylvania to be a model of religious freedom

4. Middle Colonies society
Farmers created surpluses of wheat, barley, and rye
-Included colonies known as “Breadbasket colonies”
backcountry: the area of land along the eastern Appalachian Mountains

5. Southern Colonies
• Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
• The proprietor of the first colony was Lord Baltimore.
Act of Toleration was created to
ensure religious freedom for Christians.
Bacon’s Rebellion : angry settlers who
wanted land raided Native American
villages and burned down the capital of
Jamestown

6. Southern colonies- culture
Settlers learned to grow indigo to
make a valuable blue dye.
Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe to be a haven for people who owed money they could not pay back.
Much tobacco and rice were grown on plantations
Slavery and racism grew.

7. Trade in New England Import: goods brought into a country
Exports: goods sent to markets outside a country
Legislature: group of people who make laws
English Bill of Rights: A written list freedoms promised by the government
***Mercantilism: theory that a country becomes strong by building up its gold supply and expanding trade

8. Triangular Trade

9. Trade with Britain Finished products to sell to colonists England
13 Colonies
-Raw Materials
-wood
-non-perishable foods/goods
-metal

10. Social Ranking for colonists
Gentry
wealthy planters, merchants, ministers, successful lawyers, royal officials
Middle Class
farmers, skilled craftsworkers, some tradespeople
Lower Class
farmhands, indentured servants—people who signed contracts to work without wages in return for their ocean passage—and slaves

11. Great Awakening
What is it??? -religious movement that touched many people
-Preachers (Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield) talked about education not being as important as a heart filled with the holy spirit
Effect:
-Many new churches
-people begin to tolerate religious differences
-People become more interested in independence than education
*Public Schools are created in Massachusetts

12. Enlightenment -1600’s in Europe:
Scientists use logic and reason to understand the world
Scientific Method
-In the 13 Colonies
Enlightenment ideas spread among the wealthy
Benjamin Franklin invented lightening rod & bifocal glasses