CHAPTER 1: Colonies Flashcards
Beginning in the 15th century, European nations began establishing these in the Americas
Colonies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New England Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Middle Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Southern Colonies
first successful English colony
Jamestown
year Jamestown was established
1607
who established Jamestown?
English company called Virginia Stock Company
what crop saved Jamestown?
tobacco
who discovered tobacco in Jamestown?
John Rolfe
people who could not afford to come to North America on their own
Indentured Servants
year when the first African Americans arrive as slaves
1619
tended to be divided between the rich plantation owners, poor farmers, and slaves.
Southern Society
did not exist for some time in the Southern colonies
Public Education
one of the most common reasons people came to America
Freedom of Religion
wanted to establish a community built solely on pure biblical teachings
Puritans
these colonies relied heavily on the Atlantic Ocean
New England Colonies
central part of life in New England Colonies
Church
resulted when various townspeople were accused of being witches., a number of them were condemned to death (OCCURRED IN NE COLONIES)
Salem Witch Trials
the first to promote public education
The Puritans
MOST DIVERSE AND TOLERANT COLONIES
Middle Colonies
wheat and oats and barley
Middle Colonies
Due to the colonies great distance from England, the British adopted a policy known as
Salutary Neglect
The colonist established a ________________
government modeled after England’s form of government
representative
In New England the first efforts of self government were defined in the
___________
Mayflower Compact
_____________ believed that people were born with certain natural rights and that no government could take them away.
John Locke
Locke advocated what is often referred to as the
social contract theory
Geographic features of land encouraged creation of small family farms [No
need for slaves]
Establishment of churches and towns built around church congregations
Colonists had little to trade to “Mother” country/England so precedent of
illegal trading/smuggling common in New England – precedent of commerce
and business
Religious intolerance led to creation of other colonies
Religious sentiment led to view of slavery as evil
New England Colonies
Geographic features of land encouraged creation of large
farms/plantations to cultivate cash crops/ tobacco
Colonists main trading partner “Mother” country/England so plantations
located near rivers to transport cash crops to England
Religious hypocrisy led to view of slavery as good for “savages”
Economic greed led to view of slavery as necessary
Southern Colonies
Geographic features of land encouraged creation of wheat farms
Colonists main trading partner other colonies and then Mother England –
need for infrastructure to bring goods to eastern/southern colonies
Proximity to Native Americans led to peaceful coexistence between
colonists and American Indians
Tolerance was a key characteristic in Philadelphia and New York – led to
diversity of cultures.
Middle Colonies
