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 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. Mercantilism. Mercantilism: a set of ideas on how a Country should conduct economics. Accumulate as much gold and silver as possible (usually through colonies and trade). Self-sufficient in raw materials. 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. Ch. 4 - 5. Warm Up. Was the pre-1700 society of the southern colonies homogenous or heterogeneous when compared to that of New England?. SFI List. Thesis Statement. Slavery Symposium. With your group:. 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. 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.. 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:. Melissa Williamson. 9. th. grade World History. The English Colonies Rebel. Divine Right: . idea that monarchs have the right to rule from God. Petition of Right: . Parliament alone could impose taxes. 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. 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. 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. 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.. Colony. Join Stock . C. ompany. Charter. Compact. Proprietary Colony. Royal Colony. Religious Dissenters. Puritan. Pilgrims. Toleration. Indentured Servants. Plantation. Salutary Neglect. Triangle Trade.