PPT-The Middle Colonies Geography

Four states make up the Middle Colonies New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Warmer climate than New England with longer growing season New York Began as Dutch colony of New Amsterdam Economic success. Delaware (DE). New Jersey (NJ). New York (NY). Pennsylvania (PA). Some Background Information…. The climate in the Middle Atlantic was good for crops like wheat and corn.. They made so much bread from the wheat that this region was nicknamed “The Breadbasket Colonies!”. Chapter 1 Section 3. English Colonization of North America: Background. No English Colonization before the late 1500s. Late 1400s civil . war. Early 1500s Protestant Reformation (Henry VIII). Late 1500’s major issues over—ready to go. . Life on a farm. Life in the city. Rights of colonists’. Crime and punishment. Class differences. Life for African Americans. Religion. Education. Colonial Families. Leisure. Food . Notes on Life on a Farm. Chapter . 4. , . Lesson . 1. Intro. An Englishman by the name of Andrew Burnaby traveled through the American Colonies in 1760.. He observed the lifestyle of the colonist and claimed that he could not see the colonist uniting for a purpose.. What were some similarities and differences between the three colonial regions?. Colonial Regions, Alike and Different. Life in the colonies reflected the physical geography of the settlements.. Climate and geography divided the new colonies into three regions:. Middle Atlantic, Southern. Level 1. Vocabulary. Region. : areas of land created by human used to manage and interpret the complexity of Earth’s surface. Patroons: . a person who held an estate of land with certain privileges like land ownership, the right to establish courts, and the right to appoint local officers. U.S. History 7. New England Colonies. Massachusetts. Connecticut. . New England Colonies were mainly founded for religious freedom. Puritan . is the main religion. (The Puritan religion set out to simplify the practices of the Church of England). Economy of New England. Most New Englanders were farmers, but soils were rocky and the growing seasons were short. They grew mostly subsistence and staple crops to eat or trade locally.. More than any other region, New England profited from the sea by fishing, whaling, and trading.. Preview. African Geography. - . Africa is a large continent surrounded by oceans and seas. It is divided in two by the Sahara Desert. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region south of the Sahara Desert.. Farming, Herding, and Trade. Southern Colonies. 13 Colonies. New England-1620. New England Colonies. New England Colonies. Massachusetts Bay Colony. Rhode Island Colony. Connecticut Colony. New Hampshire Colony. Puritan. Town meeting. WHO? English, Persecuted Christians, Merchants, Shipping, a few Slaves and Indentured Servants.. Pilgrims, Puritans. SUBSISTENCE? Subsistence farms, fishermen, ship builders, merchants. TRADITIONAL PURITAIN DRESS. Types of Colonies Royal Colony – king appointed the governors and leaders of the colony Proprietary Colony – one or more people had authority/ownership over colony Joint-Stock/Company Colonies – businesses set up and in charge The Original 13 Colonies. Reasons People Came to the New World. Religious Freedom. Trade/Farming. Debtor Haven. Religious Freedom. Pilgrims 1620. Puritans 1630. Rhode Island . 1638. Connecticut . 1636. Settlement of Greece. World of the Ancient Greeks. Ancient Greece Geography. How did geography influence settlement and way of life in ancient Greece?. Isolated Communities . and the Difficulties of Travel.