Colonial Reasons, Settlements and Regions ReviewTO CREATE A REVIEW SHEET – TO BE TURNED IN WEDNESDAY WHEN YOU TEST… EXTRA CREDIT FOR HAVING IT SIGNED BY A PARENT….

Reasons for Settlement

I will be showing a reason for settlement and you and your partner will be deciding whether it is Political, Economic, Religious or Social.

Once done, you will copy onto your foldable.

Name that Reason

Pilgrims/Separatists – wanted to separate from the Church of England (Anglican Church) settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Puritans - Wanted to purify the Anglican Church of corruption; settled in Massachusetts Bay

Religious

Name that Reason

Colonization increased English Power by limiting the spread of other European Countries.

Political

Name that Reason

Georgia was a military buffer for England to Spanish Florida

PoliticalGeorgia was established as a haven

(Safe Place) for debtors to allow them to avoid prison by working as indentured servants for 5-7 years

Social

Name that Reason

Escape Persecution; Find Religious Freedom

Religious

Name that Reason

Wanted to exercise more political freedom by making laws and choosing representative – example; town hall meetings

Political

Name that Reason

Mercantilism – Use the colonies as a way to make money

Economic

Name that Reason

Limited Social Mobility in England – example; “Born poor, Die Poor”

Social

Name that Reason

Limited Social Mobility in England – example; “Born poor, Die Poor”

Social

Name that Reason

Virginia – Established as a business venture, economy was based on tobacco

Economic

Name that Reason

Virginia - House of Burgesses - first representative assembly in English colonies

Plymouth/Pilgrims – wrote the Mayflower Compact establishing self-government

Thomas Hooker -helped establish Connecticut - wrote The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, first written constitution in the English colonies

Political

Name that Reason

Catholics wanted to practice freely, settled mainly in Maryland

Rhode Island Established as a colony practicing true religious tolerance – all religions welcomed

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers

Religious

Name that Reason

Unemployed farmers could own their own land

Social

Name that Reason

Investors formed Joint stock companies to form colonies where part of the profit went to the King and part to the investors.

Economic

Name that Reason

Dutch surrendered New Netherlands to the English which eliminated Dutch from North America – Later named New York

Political

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

I will give you a characteristic, you and your partner will need to decide if I am describing Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Once decided, you will need to add these to your review foldable.

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Established in 1607

Jamestown

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Founded for Religious Reasons

Plymouth

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Large Plantations for growing cash crops, specifically tobacco.

Jamestown

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Chartered by the Virginia Company

Both

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Founded mainly for Economic Reasons

Jamestown

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Established Self/Representative Governments

Both

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Established in 1620

Plymouth

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Located in what is now Virginia

Jamestown

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Mayflower Compact

Plymouth

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

In what is now Massachusetts

Plymouth

Jamestown, Plymouth or Both

Had a difficult Start

Both

Which Region

I will show you three statements, you will decide which goes with which region.

Once again, when correctly identified, We will add to the review foldable

Which Region is which

Colonies included:

__New England___ Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts

__Middle________ New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

__Southern__________ Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Which Region is which

Geography:

___Southern_____ Appalachian Mountains, Atlantic Coastal Plain, fertile soils, good harbors (Charleston) and rivers

___New England________ Appalachian Mountains, Boston harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline, timber

___Middle_______ Appalachian Mountains, harbors (New York) and bays, wide and deep rivers, great soil for grains, hills and Valleys

Which Region is which

Climate:

_Middle_____ Mild winters, warm summers and moderate climate

__Southern___________ Humid climate with mild winters and hot summers

__New England___________ Moderate summers, cold winters

Which Region is which

Resources: Natural

___New England_______ timber, fish, furs, deep harbors

___Middle_______ rich farmlands, rivers, iron, timber

___Southern________ fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors

Which Region is which

Resources: Human

____Middle_____ unskilled and skilled workers, fishermen

____Southern______ farmers, enslaved African Americans

___New England____ skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders

Which Region is which

Primary Economy

__Southern_____ Tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, forest products (lumber, tar, pitch)

___Middle_________ Livestock, grains, fish

__New England________ Fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment

Which Region is which

Social and Religious Life:

__Southern________ Plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, fewer cities, fewer schools, many followed the Church of England

__New England________ Village and church were centers of life; consisted mainly of Religious reformers (Puritans) and separatists (Pilgrims)

__Middle__________ Villages and cities; Varied and diverse lifestyles; Diverse religions

Which Region is Which

Check that Vocabulary

Link to vocabulary practice: Non-Academic testing Vocabulary

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Practice with PassagesANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCES

Review the Following passageThe Trustees intend to relieve such unfortunate persons as cannot subsist here [in England], and establish them in an orderly manner...they will defray the charge of their passage to Georgia...till such time as they can build their houses. By such a colony many families who would otherwise starve will be provided for.

-James Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1733

Let’s look for clues…. What reason is this describing?

Social

Let’s try again….

It will be a service to the Church of great consequence to carry the Gospel into those parts of the world...All other churches of Europe are brought to desolation...but that God has provided this place to be a refuge for many whom he means to save...

-John Winthrop, Reasons for Puritan Migration, 1629

What clues can you find in this one? What Reason is this?

Religious

Let’s try again….

“This will enterprise will employ many skilled men who can bring great wealth to the nation”

 

Richard Hakluyt, Discourse of Western Planting,1584

What clues can you find in this one? What Reason is this?

Economic

And Finally, what about this one???“…We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our

dread Sovereign Lord King James, … Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia”

Pilgrim leaders aboard the Mayflower, Mayflower Compact, 1620

What clues can you find in this one? What Reason is this? (Best Answer!!!!)

Political