Life in the Colonies Notes

 New England Colonies: o Industries: ______

o Massachusetts was the first state to have a ______school system.

o ______- established the first public school system in the colonies

o ______were the earliest form of democracy.

o Puritan life was centered around ______.

o Subsistence farming - ______

______

o A craft worker skilled in a certain area is called an ______.

o 1st Colleges taught only ______.

 1st College was Harvard (Massachusetts).  2nd College was College of William and Mary (VA).

. Controls on Colonial Trade o 1650-Parliament passed laws to regulate colonial trade.

o Mercantilism – ______

______

o ______were passed to control colonial trade.

 Colonists must use British built ships for all their trade.

 Certain colonial products (tobacco, cotton, and indigo) could only be sold in England.

. The Glorious Revolution o English Parliament gave the throne to James’ daughter, Mary and her husband, William

o This peaceful change became known as the ______.

o A bill of rights (______) put limits on the king and queen’s power.

o William and Mary were the king and queen who passed the bill of rights and restored elected assemblies.  Triangular Trade Route o Traded rum to West Africa in exchange for ______and this route was called the ______.

o Items:

New England New England England

West Africa

West Indies West Indies

England

West Africa West Indies

. ______o Tried for libel (______) because his newspaper openly opposed Governor William Cosby.

o Andrew Hamilton defended Zenger stating that he should be found not guilty since his statements were true.

o Found not guilty—______

 Middle Colonies: o Immigrants- ______

______

o Children in the Middles colonies were taught by tutors in ______.

o Frontier life was ______.

o Conestoga wagon  Covered top  Large and sturdy  Long with a curved, boat-shaped body

 Southern Colonies o Considered rural because they had ______.

o Southern farmers wanted to live near the ______.

o First crop grown in Virginia was ______.

o The institution of ______became most popular among southern plantation owners.

o Slaves in the United States developed a new culture that drew on the ______

______of their West African homelands.

o Why wouldn’t people want to live in Georgia? ______

. ______o 1676- Nathaniel Bacon charged that the VA Governor William Berkeley was not protecting the frontier from raids by Native Americans and was more interested in the profitable fur trade.

o This was a civil war between the colonists and the governor’s troops.

o This showed that colonists did not want to stay along the coastline.

. Self-government o Rights of Colonists  Rights as English citizens  Right to fair trial by jury of equals  Right to be taxed by lawmakers elected by the people

. Voters were ______o Those who couldn’t vote were women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans.

 Barter

 Exports

 Imports

 Patroon  Rural

 Urban Life in the Colonies Notes

 New England Colonies: o Industries: shipbuilding, whaling, fishing

o Massachusetts was the first state to have a public school system.

o Massachusetts School Law of 1647- established the first public school system in the colonies

o Town meetings were the earliest form of democracy.

o Puritan life was centered around religion.

o Subsistence farming – growing only enough food to maintain your family.

o A craft worker skilled in a certain area is called an artisan.

o 1st Colleges taught only white men.

 1st College was Harvard (Massachusetts).  2nd College was College of William and Mary (VA).

. Controls on Colonial Trade o 1650-Parliament passed laws to regulate colonial trade.

o Mercantilism – system set up for the sole purpose of making money for the mother country

o Navigation Acts were passed to control colonial trade.

 Colonists must use British built ships for all their trade.

 Certain colonial products (tobacco, cotton, and indigo) could only be sold in England.

. The Glorious Revolution o English Parliament gave the throne to James’ daughter, Mary and her husband, William

o This peaceful change became known as the Glorious Revolution.

o A bill of rights (a document listing essential freedoms guaranteed to all citizens) put limits on the king and queen’s power.

o William and Mary were the king and queen who passed the bill of rights and restored elected assemblies.  Triangular Trade Route o Traded rum to West Africa in exchange for slaves and this route was called the Middle Passage.

o Items:

New England New England England

West Africa

West Indies West Indies

(WI to NE – Molasses; (NE to E – tobacco, rice, furs, indigo; NE to WA – rum, iron, tools; E to WI – cloth & manufactured goods; WA to WI – enslaved persons, gold, & pepper) WI to NE – goods) England

(WI to E- molasses, sugar, and fruit; E to WA – iron, cloth, and weapons; WA to WI – enslaved persons)

West Africa West Indies

. John Peter Zenger o Tried for libel (act of publishing harmful statements) because his newspaper openly opposed Governor William Cosby.

o Andrew Hamilton defended Zenger stating that he should be found not guilty since his statements were true.

o Found not guilty—1st case in America to protect the freedom of the press.

 Middle Colonies: Immigrants- people who move from one place but are still ruled by that same country

o Children in the Middles colonies were taught by tutors in private schools. o Frontier life was wild and untamed.

o Conestoga wagon  Covered top  Large and sturdy  Long with a curved, boat-shaped body

 Southern Colonies o Considered rural because they had few towns and only one large city.

o Southern farmers wanted to live near the Tidewater.

o First crop grown in Virginia was tobacco.

o The institution of slavery became most popular among southern plantation owners.

Slaves in the United States developed a new culture that drew on the languages and customs of their West African homelands.

o Why wouldn’t people want to live in Georgia? Convicts settled there

. Bacon’s Rebellion o 1676- Nathaniel Bacon charged that the VA Governor William Berkeley was not protecting the frontier from raids by Native Americans and was more interested in the profitable fur trade.

o This was a civil war between the colonists and the governor’s troops.

o This showed that colonists did not want to stay along the coastline.

. Self-government o Rights of Colonists  Rights as English citizens  Right to fair trial by jury of equals  Right to be taxed by lawmakers elected by the people

. Voters were 21 years old white male property owners. o Those who couldn’t vote were women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans.

 Barter

 Exports

 Imports

 Patroon  Rural

 Urban