PPT-Life in the Colonies Chapter 4

Facts about the colonies Higher birth rate lower death rate Larger populations from immigration Farming was main economic activity followed by small businesses and ship building Major trade routes throughout the Atlantic ocean. 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. Chapter 3. Objective. To analyze the economic, social, and political growth of the 13 colonies and examine how the colonies and Britain began to grow apart. Time Line (pages 64-65). How long did the French and Indian War last?. New Immigrants come to America. . Most of the New England colonists were religious . dissidents. . . New Immigrants come to America. Most New England colonists disagree with England’s . . 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. COLONIAL SOCIETY. SPANISH. Christianity. Daily life. Pueblo Indians. Revolt. MAP 3.3 . European Colonies of the Atlantic Coast, 1607–39 . Virginia, on Chesapeake Bay, was the first English colony in North America, but by the mid-seventeenth century, Virginia was joined by settlements of Scandinavians on the Delaware River, and Dutch on the Hudson River, as well as English religious dissenters in New England. The territories indicated here reflect the vague boundaries of the early colonies.. 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. New England Colonies. Rhode Island. Connecticut. Massachusetts. New Hampshire. New England. Climate and Physical Features. Rocky Soils. Short farming season. Subsistence farming. Bad farming conditions. 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:. New England Colonies. 1. Massachusetts 1620. 2. Connecticut 1635. 3. Rhode Island 1636. 4. New Hampshire 1638 . Reasons settled. 1. Religious freedom. 2. Trade. Climate. Bitter cold winters. Short growing seasons. 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). Section 1. The First English Settlements. England Seeks Colonies. In . the late . 1500s. , England began to establish colonies in North . America. to . provide . markets for English products. to . get . Founding of Georgia. Problems between Northern Spanish territory in Florida and South Carolina. James Oglethorpe:. Military hero and member of parliament. Founded Georgia as buffer between Spanish and English colonies.. Chapter 2: European Colonies in America. Main Idea: . In the 1500s and 1600s, European nations led by Spain, continued to explore, claim territory, and build settlements in America.. Chapter 2 Section 1: European Settlements in North America. 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.