1. For September 6th:
DA What are some possible benefits that New England’s emphasis on education might bring?
Colonial Characteristics Notes (A new set of notes)
HW – Review notes and read the corresponding pages in your textbook

2. Colonial Characteristics

3. The New England Colonies
Name the colonies:
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island

4. The New England Colonies
How do they make money?
Subsistence farming
Ship building
Fishing/whaling
Trade

5. The New England Colonies
Who is in charge?
Locally had town meetings to discuss issues
Church elders/council held sway over the congregation
Elected groups
Elected legislature

6. The New England Colonies
Where do they come from?
England (Puritans)
Scotland
Jewish (1st Synagogue was in Rhode Island)
Indentured servants
Native Americans
The New England Colonies

7. The New England Colonies
How do they learn?
Education was extremely important
Bible based
Taxes were passed to support public education

8. The New England Colonies
Slavery:
Not a major issue in New England as land was not suitable to large scale farming
Indentured servants

9. The New England Colonies
Native Americans:
At first relations were good, but as more and more colonists arrived, they became hostile.

10. The Middle Colonies Name the colonies: New York Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware

11. The Middle Colonies How do they make their money? Cottage Industries
Farming
Trade
Manufacturing (glass, textiles, paper, iron)
Craftsmen

12. The Middle Colonies Who’s in charge?
Elected assemblies that had the power to tax
Members were elected by white male property owners over the age of 21.
Patroons were wealthy landowners in New Amsterdam that ruled like they were kings.
The Middle Colonies

13. The Middle Colonies Where do they come from? Holland Finland Sweden
Scotland
Ireland
England
Germany
Finland
Wales
Spain
Portugal
Slaves
Native Americans

14. The Middle Colonies How do they learn?
Not as wide spread as in New England
Private or religious affiliated schools
“Dame Schools”
Night school for apprentices

15. The Middle Colonies Slavery
Some had slaves and some had indentured servants.

16. The Middle Colonies Native Americans:
In PA – William Penn believed that the Native Americans owned the land and should be compensated (paid) for it. Hence good relationships were formed.
In general, it could be said that the Middle Colonies had the best relationships with the Native Americans.

17. The Southern Colonies Name the colonies: Maryland Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

18. The Southern Colonies How do they make their money?
Small farms and large scale plantations
Cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton)

19. The Southern Colonies Who’s in charge?
The King made royal appointments
The wealthy planters

20. The Southern Colonies Where do they come from? England West Indies
Spanish
Scots-Irish
80% of indentured servants
Slaves
Native Americans

21. The Southern Colonies How do they learn? Wealthy planters hired tutors
Poor farmers remained ignorant

22. The Southern Colonies Slavery: Wide spread and commonly accepted
Necessary for the plantation system to flourish
Slaves outnumbered their owners
Originally used indentured servants as labor, but became too costly.

23. The Southern Colonies Native Americans:
Hostile relationships as the colonists took over more and more land for cultivation.
In VA – Land was taken from Native Americans regardless.