Mayflower Compact 1620 Headed to Virginia Massachusetts Mayflower Separatists Seeking religious freedom Others wanted land Mayflower Compact First written framework for selfgovernment ID: 332080
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13 ColoniesSlide2
Mayflower Compact
1620 Headed to Virginia – Massachusetts
Mayflower
SeparatistsSeeking religious freedom Others wanted landMayflower CompactFirst written framework for self-government. Established Plymouth Colony Slide3
Land and Liberty
Brought
together people from three continents—North America, Europe, and
AfricaFor many, it opened up a bright new age of liberty, equality, and opportunityFor others, it brought a dark period of suffering and enslavement.Slide4
Early Slavery
Land = wealth
Labor = success
Indentured servantsa settler who voluntarily gave up freedom for five to seven years in exchange for passage to AmericaSlavery became legalizedSlavery began for economic reasons but ultimately was rooted in racism Slide5
Royal Colonies
Direct rule
from Britain
Governor appointed by British CrownFocused on trade and profits for the crown Example:Virginia, Georgia, New York Slide6
Proprietary Colonies
Individuals/Groups
granted land by Crown
Focused on profits for foundersExample:Maryland (Catholics), New York, Pennsylvania (Quakers), South Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina Slide7
Charter Colonies
Indirect rule
Granted land by crown
Focused on religious freedom Example:Massachusetts (Puritans), New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Slide8
New England Colonies
Fertile valleys, forests and seas
Mixed economy
farming lumbering fishing shipbuilding tradeSlide9
Middle Colonies
Rich Soil
Economy based on farming and livestock
Trade important for port citiesPhilly and New York Slide10
Southern Colonies
Warn and wet climate
Ideal for cash crops
TOBACCORiceIndigo Slide11
Colonization Crash Course
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