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AGENDA

AGENDA. BW: THINK PAIR SHARE SUMMATIVE OVERVIEW RAFT COLONIES NOTES. Why did people come to the colonies?. POLITICAL To escape persecution from the monarchy Self-government. Why did people come to the colonies?. ECONOMIC To escape debt in England Economic opportunity

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AGENDA

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  1. AGENDA • BW: THINK PAIR SHARE • SUMMATIVE OVERVIEW • RAFT COLONIES NOTES

  2. Why did people come to the colonies? POLITICAL • To escape persecution from the monarchy • Self-government

  3. Why did people come to the colonies? ECONOMIC • To escape debt in England • Economic opportunity • Availability of land • Profit from trade and profit • Search for gold

  4. Why did people come to the colonies? RELIGIOUS • Escape religious persecution • To leave the Church of England • More religious freedom • Missionaries

  5. NEW ENGLAND: MA, RI, CT, NH GEOGRAPHY • Rocky Soil that is bad for farming • Cold Winters • Short growing season • Forests, rivers • Natural harbors

  6. NEW ENGLAND: MA, RI, CT, NH ECONOMY • Small farms • Fishing • Fur trade • Shipbuilding • Lumber • Trade

  7. NEW ENGLAND: MA, RI, CT, NH RELIGION • Puritans (Protestant Christians) • Puritans did not believe in religious tolerance • Rhode Island - Judaism

  8. NEW ENGLAND: MA, RI, CT, NH MISC. (Write this in the box that says New England) • Mayflower Compact – Plymouth, MA

  9. MIDDLE COLONIES: NY, NJ, PA, DE GEOGRAPHY • Longer growing season • Fertile soil • Rivers • Natural Harbors

  10. MIDDLE COLONIES: NY, NJ, PA, DE ECONOMY • Some cash crops • Export wheat and corn • Fur trade • Trade

  11. MIDDLE COLONIES: NY, NJ, PA, DE RELIGION • Quaker – Pennsylvania • Religious tolerance

  12. MIDDLE COLONIES: NY, NJ, PA, DE MISC. (Write this in the box that says Middle Colonies) • Diverse population – Many different religions and nationalities

  13. SOUTHERN COLONIES: VA, MD, NC, SC, GA GEOGRAPHY • Long growing season • Fertile soil

  14. SOUTHERN COLONIES: VA, MD, NC, SC, GA ECONOMY • Slave labor • Much agriculture (farming) • Large plantations • Cash crops: Rice, Tobacco

  15. SOUTHERN COLONIES: VA, MD, NC, SC, GA RELIGION • Catholics – Maryland • Religious tolerance

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