PPT-Southern 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. 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. 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. How are The . Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Virginia House of Burgesses . all related? What are they examples of?. 1) Warm Up!. Colonial America: 1587-1770. 3-4 The Southern 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.. 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. How do the Southern Colonies and New England compare???. Establishment and Motive:. Establishment and Motive:. Maryland. , 1632-- “proprietary” colony to Lord Baltimore, Catholic refuge. . 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. Rhode Island. Connecticut. Massachusetts. New Hampshire. New England. Climate and Physical Features. Rocky Soils. Short farming season. Subsistence farming. Bad farming conditions. Great harbors for port. 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.. 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.”. WHO? English, Persecuted Christians, Merchants, Shipping, a few Slaves and Indentured Servants.. Pilgrims, Puritans. SUBSISTENCE? Subsistence farms, fishermen, ship builders, merchants. TRADITIONAL PURITAIN DRESS. 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.