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20 Cards in this Set
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New England Colonies
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♦ Massachusetts ♦ New Hampshire ♦ Rhode Island ♦ Connecticut
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Middle Colonies
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♣ New York ♣ Pennsylvania ♣New Jersey ♣ Delaware
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Southern Colonies
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♥ Maryland ♥ Virgina ♥ North Carolina
♥ South Carolina ♥ Georgia |
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Geography of New England Colonies
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♠ Rocky Soil
♠ Harsh, Cold Winters ♠ Dense Forests ♠ Short growing season ♠ Many Natural Harbors |
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Geography of Middle Colonies
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•Navigable Rivers such as Hudson & Delaware
• River valleys with fertile land • Warm Summers & Mild Winters • Rich Deposited of Iron Ore • Moderate Growing season |
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Geography of Southern Colonies
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♪ Tide waters (low fertile land among broad rivers & creeks
♪ Hot summers, warm winters ♪ Rich fertile soil ♪ Very long growing season |
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Economy of New England Colonies
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☼ Fishing
☼ Corn, Beans, Squash, Pumpkin ☼ Whaling ☼ Farmed enough to feed families only ☼ Shipbuilding |
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Economy of Middle Colonies
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► Bread Basket Colonies
► Cash Crops of wheat, barley and Rye ► Many Skilled Craftsmen & Manufactures. |
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Government of New England Colonies
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¶ Right to vote for all free men
¶ General Court (Representative Assembly ¶ Town Meetings ¶ Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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Government of Middle Colonies
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» Propriety Colonies (Colony controlled by 1 person who is friend of King)
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Government of Southern Colonies
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╝ Act of Toleration (Maryland)
╝ House if Burgesses (Representative Assembly-1st one!) ╝ Rich Plantation owners controlled government |
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Education in the New England Colonies
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Φ Public Schools
Φ HAD to go to school |
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Education in the Middle Colonies
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- Private Schools
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Education in the Southern Colonies
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* Private Tutors
* Very Wealthy sent sons to England |
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Religion in the New England Colonies
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± Little Religious Tolerance
± Puritans |
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Religion in the Middle Colonies
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○Quakers
○ Much Religious Diversity ○ Much Religious Tolerance |
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Religion in the Southern Colonies
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☺Some Religious Tolerance
☺ Mostly Protestant |
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Society of the New England Colonies
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Θ Many Cities
Θ Tightly Knit Towns & Villages Θ Strict, Religious lifestyles |
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Society of the Middle Colonies
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◙ Some Cities
◙ Large Farms ◙ Ethnically Diverse ◙ Houses Apart |
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Society of the Southern Colonies
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╥ Few Cities
╥ Slavery ╥ Plantation life style ╥ Those not living on plantations lived on small farms |
