Tx History unit one 8th Flashcards
When was James town founded
1607
Why was James town founded
In search of gold
What was significant about James town
it was the first percentage English settlement in the newworld
economy of the New England colonies?
- largely dependent on the ocean
-Boston was the main harbors - jobs based on the ocean
- Main jobs : fishing, shipbuilding, and trade, whaling, and whale oil
-Labor force : apprentices - diverse immigrant populations
- puritan/ pilgrims to practice religion
Economy of the middle colonies
- Most diverse economy
- Made up of crops
- staple crops : wheat, barley, and oats
- Main Jobs: farming, trade skilled craftsman
- Labor force : servants
- Bread basketE
Economy of southern colonies
- Based on farming
- Money= Trade
- Grew cash crops : Tabbaco, indigo, rice
- Slaves were needed for the plantations
William penn/Quaker
- Started the colony of Pennsylvaniania
- For quakers for their religious freedom
- Beleved in equality
Roger Williams
- Found the colony of Rhodesia island
- For religious tolerance/reasons
John Smith
- Leader of Jamestown
- Work ethic “ Do’t work, don’t eat”
John Rolfe
- Intorduced tabaco to James town
- Cash crop
- Leading to the success of James town
Thomas Hooker
Founded Connecticut to have a more democratice gov
- Wrote the fundamental orders of Connecticut
Pilgrims/ william Bradford
left England for religious freedom, landed in the New World (Massachusetts) in 1620 and wrote the Mayflower Compact
Puritan/John Winthrop
left England for religious freedom. Landed in Massachusetts in 1629.
Massachusetts
The Pilgrims left England to get away from the Church of England for religious freedom.
Connecticut
For a more democratic government.
Rhode Island
started by Roger Williams based on religious toleration
Pennsylvania
Refuge or safe place for Quakers who were being persecuted.
Maryland
Refuge or safe place for Catholics who were being persecuted.
Virgina
Founded for gold
Georgia
For debtors to start their lives over: And as a shield against Spanish Florida for
the colonies
New Hampshire
Trade
Delaware
Farming
New Jersey
Fur trading post
South Carolina
Farming
North Carolina
Farming
European colonization - England
Wanted a place to freely practice religion, in search of making more money, Wanted wealth and glory, Economic, Political, social
European cotización - Spain
Gold/money, spread of christinaiy/god, wanted to be the most powerful empire/ glory
European colonization - France
Fur trade, North west passage
Geography of the New England colonies
-Long cost line which is good for shipping
-Hash and cold climate
-Rock,Poor soil
-short growing in season
-Dense forests
Geograpgy of the middle colonies
- Rich land
- Warm climate
- Good soil
- Moderate growing season
- wheat, barley, and oats
Geography of the southern colonies
- Hot/humid climate
- Rich fertile soil
- Long growing season(cash-crops)
1607
lamestown was the first permanent snelish settlement in the New World
1620
Mayflower Compact. the first form of self-government in the New World.
Triangular trade
Triangular trade - trade routes between
England, 13 Colonies, Africa, and the West Indies.
* England got raw materials from the 13
Colonies such as lumber tobacco and animals fur
* Africa got iron products and rum from 13 colonies
* the West indies got staves, ivory.and
gold from Africa.
* 13 colonies got finished goods such as tables, cools, and clothing from angland
mercantilism
- Colonies had to sell raw materials to England for low price
Start of smuggling - scolonies had to buy finished goods from Enoland at a nion orce
olonies lost money to enoland- couldn’t set once or who they could sell to
Colonies thought it was unfair. England loved it!
Navigation Acts limmed who colonies could trade win
Colonies started si
Virginia House of Burgesses
Was the first elected assembly legis ature in the New World. It cave the
colonists in Virginia a vosce in their government.
ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS:
guaranteed trial by jury and other personal freedoms to snolish calazens
increased the rignts of sneush citizens.
FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT:
Thomas Hooker. 1st written constitution in North America. This increased
democracy by anowing ten who were honechurch members de sagas to vote in Connecticut.
MAYFLOWER COMPACT:
writtenby the pilgrim - social contract. 1° self-government in North
American
1620
MAGNA CARTA:
the kine now nad co follow the same law as everyone else
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT:
type of govermment where people vote for representatives
