The American Colonies - MS. SIMON'S CORNER€¦ · Relationship with England • Salutary neglect: an unofficial British policy in the colonies that was an intentional lack of enforcement

Settling the Thirteen Colonies

Chapter 1 Section 1

Lecture Focus Question (LFQ)

•How did the reasons for settling the American colonies differ between the three main regions? Explain.

• You will answer this question AFTER the lecture!

Jamestown• England enters the colonial race

in the 17th century• Jamestown: first successful

English settlement (1607)• Joint-stock company:

investors that share profits and losses

• Charter: certificate of permission from the king– Revoked after clash between

settlers and Native Americans

• Became a royal colony in 1622

Captain John Smith

Simon Says…

SDespite what Disney would

have you believe, John Smith

did NOT marry Pocahontas.

She was 11 years old when

they met!

Southern Colonies• Large plantations required a lot of labor• Indentured servant system: servants worked for a

master for a specific period of time (7 yrs) under contract in return for paid passage to the colonies– System failed!

• Turned exclusively to slave labor• Cash crops: crops grown for profit

– Tobacco, rice, indigo, and later cotton

The Middle Colonies• More diverse than Southern

and NE colonies• Not united by a single

religion or ethnicity• More religious tolerance

than NE colonies– Quakers, Catholics, Jews,

Lutherans

• Depended on fur trade and farming (grains and oats) for $

Brain Snack

• Create a double bubble map

like the one below and

compare/contrast the Middle

Colonies with the Southern

Colonies.

M S

similaritiesunique to M unique to S

New England Colonies• Pilgrims: fled in family units from religious persecution

(Puritans)– Largely intolerant of other religions

• Mayflower Compact: framework for self-government which later influenced the founding of the United States

• Plymouth Colony: colony founded 1620 by Puritans in the north (Massachusetts)

• Boston: major shipping/trading port in northern colonies• Farming and ship building also part of economy

Simon Says…

SPuritans emphasized literacy

because they believed

everyone should be able to

read the Bible, even women

and children.

Relationship with England• Salutary neglect: an unofficial British policy in the colonies

that was an intentional lack of enforcement of British trade laws by the British government in the American colonies

• Resulted in a strong economy in the colonies which benefited colonies and England

• Colonists largely exempt from paying taxes to England• Many colonies able to self-govern with laws that were specific

to their needs• Overall a very positive relationship

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Lecture Focus Question (LFQ)

•How did the reasons for settling the American colonies differ between the three main regions? Explain.

• Response = 3-4 well thought-out sentences minimum! (topic sentence + supporting details)

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