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Exploration ERAWhat were the political, social, and
economic policies of European countries in N.A.
Exploration Era
1. Why were European countries coming to the Americas?2. What was a charter?
What is the opposite of Mercantilism?
Free Enterprise System
Awesome! We can start our own
businesses without the government
interfering (Laissez Faire)!
Laissez Faire!
Rhode IslandWho: Roger Williams/Anne
HutchinsonWhy: Religious freedom
Gov’t: Separation of Church and State
Plymouth/MassachusettsYear: 1620
Who: Pilgrims and PuritansWhy: Religious freedom
Gov’t: Mayflower Compact (self gov’t-majority rules)
ConnecticutWho: Thomas Hooker
Gov’t: Fundamental Orders = 1st constitution in the colonies
“Consent of the governed” Church membership not required
VirginiaYear: 1607
Who: Virginia Company (Smith/Rolfe)Gov’t: HOB (1st rep gov’t)
Economy: AgrarianJamestown - Tobacco
MarylandWho:
Lord BaltimoreRefuge for Catholic
Act of Toleration gave Catholics freedom of
religion
PennsylvaniaWho: Quakers and other
EuropeansWilliam Penn
Religious FreedomDiverse/Tolerant peopleRepresentative Assembly
New York
Founded by the Dutch, New Amsterdam
GeorgiaJames Oglethorpe
Who: DebtorsWhy: buffer to Spanish Florida
VirginiaYear: 1607
Who: Virginia Company (Smith/Rolfe)Gov’t: HOB (1st rep gov’t)
Economy: AgrarianJamestown - Tobacco
Colonization Era
Geography: long winters, short summers, short growing season only 3-7 months, rocky soil, furthest north, large forests, and deep harbors for seaports
Economy: Subsistence farming - just enough food for themselves with very little left over for trade.Fishing, whaling, trade, and had many trees for lumber - shipbuilding
Geography- Mild climate, longer growing seasons, deep harbors for ports, rolling hills, fertile soil
Economy- Grains, Livestock, Furs, Iron, Forestry
Geography- Very warm and humid, nearly year-round growing seasons, deep, wide, slow moving rivers (irrigation/transportation), fertile wetlands.
Economy- Cash crops produced on plantations
