13 Colonies

*European Exploration

*England 1300s

*Black Death – devastated England

*1400s-1500s – rebirth

*Growth of cities, population, trade

*Printing press – spread of ideas

*New England Colonies

*New England Colonies

*Settlers from England founded colonies

*religious tolerance and political representation

*Diversity increased

*Puritans – English dissenters; wanted to reform church

*Hard work, rep. government, education (Bible)

*Mayflower Compact – first expression of self-rule

*Representative government

*Economy – fishing, lumber, shipbuilding and trading

*Middle Colonies/ Mid-Atlantic

Colonies

*Middle Colonies

*Religious tolerance and ethnic diversity

*Good rivers, fertile soil, mild winters

*Quakers – religious freedom and equality

*Men rule themselves

*Only white males could vote in Rep. Assemblies

*Farming-wheat, barley, and oats (Bread Basket)

*Southern Colonies

*Southern Colonies

*Jamestown (1607) – first permanent English Colony

*Fortune seekers, African slaves, religious refugees, the poor

*Act of Tolerance – forbade religious persecution

*Further south – cheaper land

*Virginia House of Burgesses – first representative govt.

*Economy – Plantations – large farms, self sufficient; relied on slave labor

*Tobacco, rice, indigo