PPT-Middle and Southern Colonies

Middle Colonies Started with the Dutch setting up New Amsterdam along the Hudson river The English took control of New Amsterdam in 1664 when the English sailed into the harbor and the governor had no choice but to surrender to the English. 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. B. y. Spencer P.D.. New . E. ngland. Contains what is now the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut . New England main industries are fishing, whaling, trapping and triangular trade with slaves. Colonial America. Unit 2 Vocabulary. Cash Crops. :. A crop grown by a farmer for sale rather than for personal use. Dissenters. :. Those who disagree with an established policy, belief, opinions, etc.. 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. 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.. 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. Create your new colony. You have found a new colony-congratulations! Now you have some decisions to make:. Economy-How will you make $$?. Government-How will it be structured?. Social/cultural aspects-what are they? What is life like? Are there social classes?. Entertainment differs from region to region in Colonial America. Attitudes toward sport representative of settlers European background. New England: Puritan. Against play generally. Middle Colonies (New York): Dutch, Quaker. 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?. Mason- . Dixon Line . Divided Southern Colonies from the rest of the . colonies. Between Pennsylvania and Maryland. 244 miles long. Named after Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. They surveyed the land and created the “line.”. - the Southern Colonies were made up of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia . Ch.4, Sec.3 – The Southern Colonies: Plantations & Slavery. The Plantation Economy . - the South’s fertile soil and almost year-round growing season was ideal to grow cash crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton. US-VA History SOL Review Materials – Settling in America The Spanish: First and Cruelest The Spanish “discovery” of North America was perhaps accidental, but their purposes were not when they arrived. Armed with guns, germs (smallpox in particular), steel weapons, and domesticated animals, the Spanish took over using violent force to enslave Native Americans. This, coupled with a religious zealotry which rationalized even the most brutal practices in the minds of the conquistadors, led to devastation. 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. 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.