Bell Work 8/18

• 1. Explain what is meant by “Eastern Seaboard:”

• 2. What is one characteristic all 13 colonies shared?

• 3. Which set of colonies was most likely to farm? Why? (ANSWER THE WHY!!)

• 4. Which set of colonies would you choose to live in and why?

Thirteen ColoniesMap Know the Regions, be able to label

regions and the colonies of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina

MA

PENN

VA

SC

Two Qualities that all colonies shared…

We could come up with more than two….

1. They were all along the Atlantic coast2. All of the colonies were established as permanent settlements3. If you needed a third reason, they were all established to make money

First Successful English settlement

Jamestown, Virginia in 1607

Motivations for settling Southern Colonies

The settlers of Virginia and later SC hoped to make money from raw materials and staple crops that the colony could provide.

Lumber

Tobacco

Rice

Economy of the southern colonies…

The economy of these economies were based on growing staple crops. In SC these crops included rice and indigo.

A long growing season and mild climate (part of the geography) made these good economic choices for the southern colonies. The plantation system with slave labor was important to the economic success because cash crops require much labor.

Define Staple crops, plantation system, indentured servants, and slavery

• Staple crops: crops that are in large demand and provide the bulk of a region’s income

• Plantation system: system in which the southern economy relied on huge farms owned by wealthy landowners who raised for cash crops.

• Indentured Servants: people who could not afford to come to North America on their own. They agreed to work for a landowner for up to seven years in exchange for the landowner paying for their trip.

• Slavery: a system in which people are owned as property

How was southern Society divided?

• Society was divided into the:• Gentry – wealthy landowners• Farmers – some middle class and some poor• Slaves• Male members of the upper class were usually

in positions of power and authority, serving in the colonial assemblies.

What type of government?

• All of the colonies had some form of representative government because this was the model of government in England.

• Each colony had a royal governor appointed by the king, and a colonial assembly elected by the landowning members of society.

• AN EXAMPLE of representative government in the southern colonies would be the House of Burgesses in Virginia.

Economy of the New England Colonies

Why?

Middle Colonies Economy

Most Diverse Colonies and Why…

Why a Continuous Frontier in the Middle Colonies?

• Because of tolerance offered in Middle colonies and the desire for land, many people immigrated to the middle colonies. Many times, the frontier provided cheap available land for immigrants.

• The frontier was a place to escape from taxes.

Salutary Neglect

• England adopted this policy towards the colonies in North America because they were simply too far away to control on a regular basis.

• An additional reason that the colonies were prospering, which meant that England prospered. Therefore, there was little reason to interfere, even though the colonies failed to follow many of the Navigation laws passed by England.

Representative Government in the Colonies

• Colonies had representative government because this is what they knew from their experiences in England. Representative government was the model in England (Parliament.)

• Colonists were influenced by the political philosophies of men like John Locke.

• Representatives gave property owning men a voice in government.

What is representative government?

• These are governments in which the people elect their own officials and have a voice in government.

What did colonists need to have in order to participate in representative

government?

• Participants needed to own property

First Examples of Self-government in the colonies?

• Virginia: House of Burgesses• Massachusetts – Pilgrims – Mayflower

Compact• Massachusetts – Town Meetings

Government Participation Requirements in Massachusetts

• Landowner• Male• 21• Church Member

Role of Women in the Colonies

• 2nd class citizens• Greater freedom than women in England• Still could not vote• By law under the control of fathers and/or

husbands

Roles of African Americans

• Southern Colonies – slaves• Middle and New England – learned crafts and

trades – allowed to earn wages and buy freedom

• Slavery died out fairly quickly in the Middle and New England colonies