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Review. What group of people made up most of New England?. Puritans!. Why did Puritans come to America? (Can be more than one reason). Religious freedom - Escape persecution - Poor lives in England (no land, food, homes). What were some of the Puritan beliefs?. Christianity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What group of people made up most of New England?
Puritans!
Why did Puritans come to America? (Can be more than one reason)
Religious freedom -Escape persecution -Poor lives in England (no land,
food, homes)
What were some of the Puritan beliefs?
Christianity God could bless them or punish them
Plainness NO laziness!
What was Puritan daily life like?
What was New England weather like?
Rainy summers Cold, long winters
BONUS Which colonies were a part of New England?
Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island
Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
William Bradford
DISCUSSION How does Puritan beliefs affect the way
they treat people around them?
WATCH them for sinful behavior because God could punish EVERYONE for a few people’s bad behavior
Accuse or condemn people for witchery Serve and be kind to others
THE MIDDLE COLONIES
New York Pennsylvani
a New Jersey Delaware
WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE? Milder climate than New
England Somewhat humid summers, chilly winters
Very good and rich soil
WHERE DID THESE COLONISTS COME FROM? A group of Dutch merchants formed
the Dutch West India Company in order to trade across to America. (Dutch people come from the Netherlands!
One of their main stopping points was New Amsterdam which is located on Manhattan Island (New York)
The Dutch West India Company sent families to America to work the land Anyone who could get 50 people to go would get a LARGE plot of land!
ECONOMY Larger crop lands than New England
They grew mostly wheat And Cash Crops- crops that can be sold
easilyFarmers sent cargoes of livestock and
wheat to New York City and Philadelphia who then shipped them overseas
NYC and Philadelphia then became largest cities due to being major trading centers
ECONOMY & INDUSTRY The Middle colonies earned money
through: 1. Carpentry 2. Lumbering 3. Mining 4. Small-scale manufacturing 5. Shipping
PEOPLE The Middle colonies were very
diverse! Many people came from Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, France and Scotland
Because of a diversity of people, people were more tolerant of religious and cultural differences