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2 Southern Ne Middle Colonies
2 Southern Ne Middle Colonies
America: Story of Us
Jamestown (7.40)
Tobacco was so
profitable that
colonists planted
more, built large
plantations, &
expanded into
new farm lands
Due to the success
of tobacco,
the Jamestown
settlement
expanded into the
Virginia colony
Label on your map:
Virginia & write why
the colony was founded
The large
population of
poor people in
Britain led
thousands of
people to
immigrating as
indentured
servants by 1700
Indentured
servants were
worked hard,
treated badly,
& many died
before their
contracts ended
In addition to
indentured servants,
Virginia landowners also
used African slaves who
were first brought to
Jamestown in 1619
In the mid-1600s, fewer
indentured servants
came to America as the
British economy
improved; As a result,
African slavery replaced
indentured servitude as
the dominant labor
system in Virginia
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In 1619, Virginians
formed the House of
Burgesses which was
the first legislative
assembly in America
Closure Activity
Why would an indentured servant
sell himself into bondage?
(Understanding Economics in U.S. History, Lesson 5)
Essential Question:
What are the differences among the
Chesapeake, New England, Middle, &
Southern colonies?
America: History of Us
New England (8.44)
Religious disagreements
in Britain led to divisions
in the Anglican Church
Puritans believed in
the Calvinist idea of
predestination & tried
to live strictly Christian
lives without sin
All Anglicans
Puritans
Separatists
By the 1660s,
Churches responded with the
many New England Halfway Covenant which gave
towns experienced
full church membership
a drop-off in
to people who had not had a
church membership
conversion experience
This
compromise
brought
people back
to the church,
but showed
the declining
importance
of religion in
New England
Label on map:
(a) Plymouth
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Rhode Island
(d) Connecticut
(e) New Hampshire
(f) Group and label
the five New
England colonies
(g) Label why the
New England
colonies were
founded
Essential Question:
What are the differences among the
Chesapeake, New England, Middle, &
Southern colonies?
The
Middle &
Lower South
Colonies
In addition to the
13 colonies, Britain had
colonies in the Caribbean
Label on map:
(a) New York
(b) Pennsylvania
(c) North Carolina
(d) South Carolina
(e) Georgia
(f) Group and label
the Middle &
Southern
colonies
(g) Label why these
colonies were
founded
Closure Activity
Specialization and Trade in the
Thirteen Colonies
(Understanding Economics in U.S. History, Lesson 6)
Closure Activity
Complete Comparing the
American Colonies chart