Colonies 5Th Grade

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The 4 New England Colonies

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Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

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The 5 Southern Colonies

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Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, George

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The 4 Mid-Atlantic Colonies

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New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania

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Triangular Trade Routes

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Sea route connecting England, the English colonies and west coast of Africa.

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Number of English colonies by the 1750's

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13

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Indigo

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An important cash crop in the south that makes a blue dye for clothing.

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Important New England port city.

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Boston

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New England's economy was based on these industries.

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Fishing, Trading, Shipbuilding

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Profitable cash crops grown on southern plantations

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Rice, indigo, Tobacco

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This made farming more difficult in the New England colonies.

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Rocky soil, Hilly Terrain

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Places for trade in the Mid-Atlantic colonies.

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Market Towns

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Settle by English debtors.

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Georgia

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These colonies welcomed people of different religions.

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Mid-Atlantic Colonies

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The largest and wealthiest colonial city during the 1700's. Diverse population and many religions. Busy seaport.

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Philadelphia

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Religious separatists who want to make their towns into models of pure Christian living.

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Puritans

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Puritans settled here

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Pilgrims settled here

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Plymouth

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A green in the village center, usually with a church meetinghouse at one end.

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New England Village Common

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Settled first by Dutch and called New Netherland.

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New York

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TOwnspeople gathered and men with property voted on laws.

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New England Town Meeting

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Colony settled by William Penn and Quakers, who wanted religious freedom.

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Pennsylvania

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New England Economy

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-Fishing, shipbuilding idustry and naval supplies, trade and port cities.
-Skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers.

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Mid-Atlantic Economy

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-Livestock and grain, trading
-Unskilled and skilled workers and fishermen

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Southern Ecocomy

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- Large farms-plantations, cash crops, wood products, small farms.
-Slavery

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New England Social Life

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- Village and church as center of life.
-Religious reformers and separatists.

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Mid-atlantic Social Life

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-Villages and cities
-Varied and diverse lifestyles
-Diverse religions

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Southern Social Life

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-Plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, few cities, few schools
-Church of England

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New England Political and Civic Life

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-Town Meetings

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Mid-Atlantic Political and Civic Life

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-Market Towns

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Southern Political and Civic Life

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-Counties

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Large Landowners

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-Lived predominately in the South
-Relied on indentured servants and/or slaves for labor
-Had rich social culture

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Farmers

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-Worked the land according to the region
-Relied on family members for labor

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Artisans

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-Worked as craftsment in towns and on the plantations
-Lived in small villages and cities

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Women

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-Worked as caretakers, house-workers, homemakers
-Could not vote
-Had few chances for an education

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Indentured servants

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-Consisted of men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage
-Were free at the end of their contract

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Slaves

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-Were captured in thie native Africa and sold to slave traders, then were shipped to the colonies where they were sold into slavery
-Were owned as property for life with no rights
-Were often born into slavery (Children of slaves were born into slavery)

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Economic relationship between England and the colonies

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-England imposed strict control over trade.
-England taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War.
-Colonies traded raw materials for goods.

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Political relationship between England and the colonies

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-Colonists had to obey English laws that were enforced by governors.
-Colonial governors were appointed by the king or by the proprietor.
-Colonial legislatures made laws for each colony and were monitored by colonial governors.