New England Colonies
• 1. Massachusetts 1620• 2. Connecticut 1635• 3. Rhode Island 1636• 4. New Hampshire 1638
Soil
• Hard, rocky soil
• Subsistence Farming: farmers can barely grow enough crops to feed their families.
Famous People/Events
• Pilgrims • William Bradford• Thanksgiving• Puritans wanted to change from the Church of
England
Details
• Mayflower Compact 1620-signed by Pilgrims- promised to follow laws and rules for good of the colony. Basis for our government.
• Salem Witch Trials 1692
Famous People/Events
• *William Penn (Pennsylvania) established the Quaker religion based on toleration and abolishing slavery
Details
• *William Penn established Pennsylvania as a “Holy Experiment”
• He sais “any government is free to the people under it where the laws rule (and the people have decided on those laws!”
• New York was originally a Dutch colony until the British took it away. 1st diverse colony in New World
Southern Colonies
• 1. Virginia 1607 Jamestown• 2. Maryland 1634• 3/4. North/South Carolina 1660-1670• 5. Georgia 1753
Reasons settled
• Mercantilism a country’s power depends on its wealth; profit from trade
• Georgia founded as a colony for debtors
Details
• Jamestown survived because of tobacco and the arrival of women. Originally all male colony searching for gold
• House of Burgesses 1st representative form of government in New World.
• Slaves 1st brought to America to work tobacco plantations in southern colonies.
• Triangular Trade Route