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Massachusetts Colony




Economy

Small Crops


Lumber


Ship Building


Fishing

Massachusetts Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

John Winthrop




Massachusetts Bay

Massachusetts Colony




Year / Type

1630




Charter

Plymouth Colony




Year / Type

1620




Charter

Plymouth Colony




Economy

Farming




Fishing

Plymouth Colony




Important Documents

Mayflower Compact

Mayflower Compact

Promise between Pilgrims, sailors, and God to live and govern fairly.


Equality

New Hampshire Colony




Economy

Lumber


Shipbuilding


Trapping


Fishing

What were the New England Colonies?

What were the New England Colonies?

New Hampshire


Massachusetts


Connecticut


Rhode Island

What were the Middle Colonies?

What were the Middle Colonies?

New York


New Jersey


Pennsylvania

What were the Southern Colonies

Maryland


Virginia


Carolinas


Georgia

Connecticut Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

Thomas Hooker




Hartford

Connecticut Colony




Year / Type

1639




Charter

Connecticut Colony




Economy

Fishing


Whaling


Farming

Rhode Island Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

Roger Williams




Providence

Rhode Island Colony




Economy

Farming


Fishing


Whaling


Lumber

Rhode Island Colony




Impact on Slavery

Major center for the Slave Trade

Caused it to be one of the most hated colonies among the New England Colonies


New Jersey Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

George Carteret




Jersey City/Berger

New Jersey Colony




Year / Type

1689




Proprietary

Maryland Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

Cecil Calvert




St. Mary's City

Maryland Colony




Economy

Farming


Ranching


Iron Mining


Fishing

Carolina Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

Robert Heath -- 8 others later




Charleston





Georgia Colony




Founder / 1st Settlement

James Oglethorpe




Savannah

Georgia Colony




Economy

Plantation Farming


Trade

Cash Crops

Crops grown in large amounts and sold for profit

Charter

Organized by another person or company then received authority from the king

Proprietary

King appoints a person (proprietor) to rule the colony and report directly to the king

Slave Trade

Business of capturing, transporting, and selling people

Democratic

Government ruled by the people. Power to govern belongs to the people

Most New England Colonies were formed for:

Freedom of Religion

Most Middle Colonies:

Had a diverse population, both nationality and religion

Most Southern Colonies:

Consisted of wealthy landowners

What Colony had the 1st anti-slavery laws (those laws ended in 1752)?

Georgia

Which Colony was one of the first to start to revolt against British Rule?

Carolinas

Maryland's Act Concerning Religion did what?

Offered and protected the right of people to worship no matter their religion. Specifically protecting Catholics and Protestants