13 colonies Flashcards
New york was named after:
James duke of York
Rulers of NJ
Lord Berkley and Carteret
When does Charles ll become king of england:
1660
RECAP: Flushing remonstrance-
allowed religious freedom
Proprietary colonies:
Owner of land controls government, and lets people live in the village in exchange for rent
What were the middle colonies?
Penn, NY, NJ, and Delaware
Settlers in NJ were given:
Large pieces of land, religious freedom, allowed to make local laws, set tax rates, and trial by jury.
Geography impacts….
the economy and political developments.
when geography affects crops it also effects
it’s economy
Quakers believed it was wrong to…
fight
Who found pennsyvlania
William Penn in 1681
What was the New England (NE) economy based off?
Trade, fishing, and manufacturing
4 jobs in new england:
Sailors, manufacturers, traders, and fishers
What was the mid atlantic economy based on?
Farming, building, and furniture builders.
How does the economy in the southern colonies develop?
Slave labor on large farms to grow tabacco and cotton
Which colony was established for political reasons
Mass, Rhode island, CT,
What were the main crops grown in southern colonies?
Tabacco, cotton, sugar cane, indigo, and rice
What were the main crops in the middle colonies?
Barley, Oats, wheat, and rye
What colony was called the “bread basket colony”?
The Middle colonies
What conditions made farming difficult in the NE colonies?
Cold winters and rocky soil
Middle colonies colonies:
NY, Penn, NJ, Delaware
Southern colonies:
Virginia, SC, NS, Maryland, and georgia
NE colonies:
MBC, RI, CT, and new hampsure
What colony made the first law to grant religious freedom? What is the name of the law?
Maryland- toleration act of 1649
What was bacon’s rebellion?
Bacon created a rebellion against the N/A because they wanted to take their land. It ended up burning Jamestown down.
Why did carolinas use slave labor?
There were huge farms that needed a lot of workers
Why did SC need a lot of slaves?
To grow rice was hard and they had large farms
What colony was made for political reason?
Rhode Island by Roger Williams because of the MBC
What was the first law to allow religous freedom?
The toleration act of 1649
Colonies made for religouse reasons:
Penn, Mass, Virginia, Maryland
Colonies made for economic/trade reasons :
NY, SC, NC, NJ, and new hampshure
Geaography impacts….
The econimy and political devolpments
Cash crop
crops sold for profit at the markit
Calvert family established….
Maryland so catholics could practice their religion freely
Enslaved people..
used as labor in southern colonies on plantations
Bacons rebbelion-
Uprising against jamestown government
NC was established by
tabbacco farmers from Virginia
Mayflower compact
doc that created represntative gov for plymouth
penn state
established by william penn so quakers could practice their religion freely
Tomas hooker wrote….
wrote fundementa orders of CT to limit governors power
4 jobs based off NE’s econimy
Sailors, manufactures, traders, and fishers
Jobs in the mid atlantic colonies
fishers, farmers, and furniture builders
How did econimy in the south grow
throught slave labor
