PPT-Life in the English Colonies

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. 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. 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?. Middle Atlantic, Southern. Vocabulary. Region. : human creations 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 civil and criminal courts, and the right to appoint local officers. Peter Zenger’s Trial. The English Parliamentary Tradition. In England 1215, English nobles forced King John to sign the Magna . Carta. The Magna . Carta. was significant because it was the first document to put restrictions on an English ruler’s power. 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:. 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). 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?. Review- Reasons for European Settlement. Desire for spices, fabrics, gold- things they couldn’t get in England. The Renaissance. New navigation technology- stern rudders that could sail into the wind. Review. 1. What event led to an increased demand in Europe for goods produced in Asia?. 2. Rumors of what precious metal in North America played a role in European exploration?. 3. What was the name of the theoretical water passage through North America to Asia?. 1600’s . and 1700’s, they . became . the home to people of . many . lands. These people . brought . their own customs . and . traditions. In time, they . shaped . these old ways into a . new . American Culture. Are there any core values that most Americans share? . Do you think that the colonists helped shape these values?. The Impact of the early colonial period:. Religious conflicts in Europe influenced the colonists’ ideas of religious tolerance.. Objectives/Standards:. Describe the contributions of geographic and economic conditions, religion, and colonial systems of government to the development of American democratic practices.. Describe the geography, cultures, and economics of the Southern, Middle Atlantic, and New England Colonies.. WHO? English, Persecuted Christians, Merchants, Shipping, a few Slaves and Indentured Servants.. Pilgrims, Puritans. SUBSISTENCE? Subsistence farms, fishermen, ship builders, merchants. TRADITIONAL PURITAIN DRESS.