<p> Life in the Colonies Notes </p><p> New England Colonies: o Industries: ______</p><p> o Massachusetts was the first state to have a ______school system.</p><p> o ______- established the first public school system in the colonies</p><p> o ______were the earliest form of democracy.</p><p> o Puritan life was centered around ______.</p><p> o Subsistence farming - ______</p><p>______</p><p> o A craft worker skilled in a certain area is called an ______.</p><p> o 1st Colleges taught only ______.</p><p> 1st College was Harvard (Massachusetts).  2nd College was College of William and Mary (VA).</p><p>. Controls on Colonial Trade o 1650-Parliament passed laws to regulate colonial trade.</p><p> o Mercantilism – ______</p><p>______</p><p> o ______were passed to control colonial trade. </p><p> Colonists must use British built ships for all their trade.</p><p> Certain colonial products (tobacco, cotton, and indigo) could only be sold in England.</p><p>. The Glorious Revolution o English Parliament gave the throne to James’ daughter, Mary and her husband, William</p><p> o This peaceful change became known as the ______.</p><p> o A bill of rights (______) put limits on the king and queen’s power. </p><p> 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 ______.</p><p> o Items: </p><p>New England New England England</p><p>West Africa</p><p>West Indies West Indies</p><p>England</p><p>West Africa West Indies</p><p>. ______o Tried for libel (______) because his newspaper openly opposed Governor William Cosby.</p><p> o Andrew Hamilton defended Zenger stating that he should be found not guilty since his statements were true.</p><p> o Found not guilty—______</p><p> Middle Colonies: o Immigrants- ______</p><p>______</p><p> o Children in the Middles colonies were taught by tutors in ______.</p><p> o Frontier life was ______.</p><p> o Conestoga wagon  Covered top  Large and sturdy  Long with a curved, boat-shaped body</p><p> Southern Colonies o Considered rural because they had ______.</p><p> o Southern farmers wanted to live near the ______.</p><p> o First crop grown in Virginia was ______.</p><p> o The institution of ______became most popular among southern plantation owners. </p><p> o Slaves in the United States developed a new culture that drew on the ______</p><p>______of their West African homelands.</p><p> o Why wouldn’t people want to live in Georgia? ______</p><p>. ______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.</p><p> o This was a civil war between the colonists and the governor’s troops.</p><p> o This showed that colonists did not want to stay along the coastline.</p><p>. 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</p><p>. Voters were ______o Those who couldn’t vote were women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans.</p><p> Barter</p><p> Exports</p><p> Imports</p><p> Patroon  Rural </p><p> Urban Life in the Colonies Notes </p><p> New England Colonies: o Industries: shipbuilding, whaling, fishing</p><p> o Massachusetts was the first state to have a public school system.</p><p> o Massachusetts School Law of 1647- established the first public school system in the colonies</p><p> o Town meetings were the earliest form of democracy.</p><p> o Puritan life was centered around religion.</p><p> o Subsistence farming – growing only enough food to maintain your family.</p><p> o A craft worker skilled in a certain area is called an artisan.</p><p> o 1st Colleges taught only white men.</p><p> 1st College was Harvard (Massachusetts).  2nd College was College of William and Mary (VA).</p><p>. Controls on Colonial Trade o 1650-Parliament passed laws to regulate colonial trade.</p><p> o Mercantilism – system set up for the sole purpose of making money for the mother country</p><p> o Navigation Acts were passed to control colonial trade. </p><p> Colonists must use British built ships for all their trade.</p><p> Certain colonial products (tobacco, cotton, and indigo) could only be sold in England.</p><p>. The Glorious Revolution o English Parliament gave the throne to James’ daughter, Mary and her husband, William</p><p> o This peaceful change became known as the Glorious Revolution.</p><p> o A bill of rights (a document listing essential freedoms guaranteed to all citizens) put limits on the king and queen’s power. </p><p> 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.</p><p> o Items: </p><p>New England New England England</p><p>West Africa</p><p>West Indies West Indies</p><p>(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</p><p>(WI to E- molasses, sugar, and fruit; E to WA – iron, cloth, and weapons; WA to WI – enslaved persons)</p><p>West Africa West Indies</p><p>. John Peter Zenger o Tried for libel (act of publishing harmful statements) because his newspaper openly opposed Governor William Cosby.</p><p> o Andrew Hamilton defended Zenger stating that he should be found not guilty since his statements were true.</p><p> o Found not guilty—1st case in America to protect the freedom of the press.</p><p> Middle Colonies: Immigrants- people who move from one place but are still ruled by that same country</p><p> o Children in the Middles colonies were taught by tutors in private schools. o Frontier life was wild and untamed.</p><p> o Conestoga wagon  Covered top  Large and sturdy  Long with a curved, boat-shaped body</p><p> Southern Colonies o Considered rural because they had few towns and only one large city.</p><p> o Southern farmers wanted to live near the Tidewater.</p><p> o First crop grown in Virginia was tobacco.</p><p> o The institution of slavery became most popular among southern plantation owners. </p><p>Slaves in the United States developed a new culture that drew on the languages and customs of their West African homelands.</p><p> o Why wouldn’t people want to live in Georgia? Convicts settled there</p><p>. 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.</p><p> o This was a civil war between the colonists and the governor’s troops.</p><p> o This showed that colonists did not want to stay along the coastline.</p><p>. 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</p><p>. Voters were 21 years old white male property owners. o Those who couldn’t vote were women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans.</p><p> Barter</p><p> Exports</p><p> Imports</p><p> Patroon  Rural </p><p> Urban</p>