PPT-The Middle Colonies

Colonial America 15871770 England Seizes the Dutch Colonies 1497 John Cabot claims all land bt Newfoundland and Florida for England 1664 King Charles II gave brother James Duke of York a grant w New Netherland in it. Jamestown, VA . May 13, 1607: Arrival of 104 Male Settlers . WHY?. For what reasons did individuals come to America?. Colonizing America. Wealth. . Colonizing America. Religious dissent. Types of Colonies. 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. Ch. 4 - 5. Conflict in the Colonies. Bacon’s Rebellion. Virginia 1676. Led by back country . planter. Nathaniel Bacon . House of Burgesses took away the right to vote from landless freemen & refused to protect them from Indian attacks. Geography. Five colonies that make up the south are:. Maryland. Virginia. North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia. Share a coastal area called the tidewater which was a flat lowland that includes many swampy areas. Ms. Boucher. Farmlands. Farmlands. Fertile soil.. Wheat fields were common.. Wheat, corn, and rye were the common crops. . Dairy cows ate the grass.. Pigs ate acorns and berries. . Gristmill. Ground grain into flour. . 4.1 The New England Colonies . Boston was the busiest town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Religion played a crucial part in the development of the N.E colonies. Maine (part of MA), New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island. 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). Geography . pg. 162. Fertile soil. Rolling hills and valleys. Mild Climate (plenty of sun and rain). Wide rivers (Delaware and Hudson) for transportation. Natural Resources. . * wood, deer, beaver. * . Sep, 27, . 17. Time Period 2. Early British colonies developed . . along the Atlantic coast. Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies grew prosperous exporting tobacco.. New England colonies developed around small towns with family farms.. Colonial Economies. BIG IDEA: The unique resources and conditions that existed in each colony helped shape colonial economies and way of thinking.. Essential Question: How did the economic activity of the three regions reflect their geography and climate?. WHO? English, Persecuted Christians, Merchants, Shipping, a few Slaves and Indentured Servants.. Pilgrims, Puritans. SUBSISTENCE? Subsistence farms, fishermen, ship builders, merchants. TRADITIONAL PURITAIN DRESS. Slavery existed in . the United States from the early 17th century until 1865, when . Congress. enacted the . Thirteenth Amendment. shortly after the Union victory over the Confederacy in the . Civil War.