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Settled by the English and Puritans Reason for the settlement --- to escape religious persecution Established in 1620 The economy consisted of small farms, fishing and trade
Settled by the English and Puritans Reason for settlement to gain economic wealth Established in 1623 The economy consisted of small farms, fishing and trading
Settled by the English and Puritans Reason for the settlement to escape religious persecution Established in 1636 The economy consisted of small farms, fishing and trading
Settled by the English and Puritans Reason for the settlement to escape religious persecution Established in 1636 The economy consisted of small farms, fishing and trading
New York (New Netherland) Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania The river valleys had rich soil and mild winters. Conditions were favorable for farming and raising livestock.
Settled by the Dutch West India Company, also Swedes, English (Puritans), Germans, and Africans Reason for the settlement to gain economic wealth and religious tolerance (freedom) (Catholics, Jews, Quakers, and Protestants) Established in 1624 The economy consisted of cash crops (farming and trading) and craftsmanship A patroon a person who brought 50 settlers would receive as an award land and special privileges in hunting, fishing and trading
Settled by the Swedes and then taken over by the Dutch. English, Germans, and Africans also arrived Reason for the settlement to escape religious persecution Established in 1638 The economy consisted of cash crops (farming and trading) and craftsmanship
Settled by the Swedes, Dutch, English, Germans, and Africans Reason for the settlement to gain economic wealth and religious tolerance (freedom) (Catholics, Jews, Quakers, and Protestants) The economy consisted of cash crops (farming and trading) and craftsmanship Established in 1664
Land was given as a repayment of a loan to Wm. Penn. The name means Penn s Woods A very diverse population with religious tolerance equality for all Established in 1681 One of the wealthiest of the American colonies. The economy was cash crops and craftsmanship
Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Soil and climate were suitable for growing tobacco, rice and indigo.
Settled by the English and Africans (slaves) Reason for the settlement was to gain economic wealth Established in 1607 The economy was made up of plantations
Settled by the English and Africans (slaves) Established for Roman Catholics escaping persecution Tough labor and therefore attracted FEW women as settlers Established in1632 The economy was based on tobacco, which required backbreaking work Most of the laborers came as either servants or slaves
Originally the Carolinas were one large colony Established in 1663 Divided into 2 colonies in 1729 Settled by English settlers from Barbados Settled for religious freedom and the gain economic wealth The economy was driven by cutting timber, raising cattle and trading with the Native Americans The Carolina colonists needed laborers to grow rice and indigo. The English encouraged the use of enslaved Africans and Native Americans who they sold into slavery
Founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors English, Swiss, German, and Scottish settled in Georgia Established in 1732 The economy was driven by plantations
New England: Commerce and Religion Distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade
The Middle Colonies: Farms and Cities Farms produced large cash crops that fueled trade in its coastal cities.
The Southern Colonies: Plantations and Slavery The plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans made it different from the other regions
The Backcountry was different from the denser coastal population, so settlers developed a more independent and rugged way of life.
This was the route that the ships took to bring enslaved Africans to the West Indies. These Africans were experienced farmers and were also immune to European diseases. The effects of the Middle Passage: it created different social classes, separated families, and set up the triangular trade.