Colonial Regions

The Regions of the British Colonies

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Turn to page 15 of your study Guide

Q1: Why is 1607 considered the starting point of Period 2?

Q2: What global or European changes made Britain more invested in colonizing N. America?

• 1607 = first permanent English settlement & the start of their long-term colonization (rather than failed attempts prior i.e. Roanoke)
• Shift from exploration - to colonization and settlement

• Population boom in Great Britain
• Religious conflict

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Explain the economic factors that led Britain to increase its efforts to colonize N. America

• -- Colonies are able to provide raw materials to the Mother Country
• -- Less sketch to invest
• Poverty in Great Britain - Men that didn't own land took advantage of the

Mercantilism!

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Joint-Stock Companies!

P. 17 of N.P.

Headright System

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What was the relationship status between the colonies & Great Britain?

Navigation Acts

• -- Colonies sole existence was to enrich the Mother Country's supply of raw materials
• -- an extension/example of Mercantilism practices
• The act was an attempt to regulate trade between the colonies & G.B. (the colonists could only use British ships ... import/export only to G.B.)
• Is this really what happened?

Mercantilism!

P. 17 of N.P.

Salutary Neglect

Navigation Acts

• The reality was that G.B. practiced
• Britain allowed relative autonomy in local politics & trade ...
• In other words, the relationship was cookin' & G.B. didn't strictly enforce the

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Turn to 18 of your Study Guide

• Yea you're skipping a few pages - you'll go back. It will be okay!

• Using the colored pencils at your desk, shade in colony to match the correct region.
• No, you aren't expected to memorize when every single colony was founded.
• Yes, you'll need to generally know which colony is in which region.

Colonial Regions

• Go back to page 17 of your Study Guide

• By the early 1700s, the colonies had developed into distinct regional patterns
• Each region’s development was shaped by geography, climate, and natural resources, which influenced their economies, labor systems, and societies.... spoiler alert ... it will influence their region for
• Understanding these regional differences is essential as it reveals how environmental and cultural factors shaped societies

Have your note packet open to page 16 too!

Colonial Regions

Chesapeake

New England

Middle

Southern

New England Colonies

New England Colonies

Climate

Economy

• Harsh winter
• Mild summers
• Growing season only 5 months - made agricultural practice difficult

• Shipbuilding
• Fishing
• Whaling
• Lumber

POLITICAL

INDENTURED SERVANTS: Had a large number of indentured servants - far more than any other regions (largely due to the skilled/artisan jobs required in the area)

• Valued democratic town meetings
• Only for white landowning men

Religion

P. 15 of N.P.

• Puritans = Massachusetts Bay
• Puritans were intolerant of questions over their religion
• Also had Rhode Island - formed for non-aura Puritans

• ROGER WILLIAMS: Formed Rhode Island due to conflicts with Puritans
• ANNE HUTCHINSON: Questioned Puritan authorities

MIDDLE Colonies

Middle Colonies

Climate

Economy

• Fertile land
• Known as breadbasket colonies

• Bread
• Ships
• Lumber
• Fur

RELIGION

POLITICAL

• Religiously diverse and tolerant

• Democratically elected legislature, governor, and court system

ChesapeakE Colonies

Chesapeake Colonies

Climate

Economy

• Warm - long growing seasons.
• Fertile soil and access to water

• Tobacco= cash crop
• Large indentured servants ... also a large slave population

RELIGION

POLITICAL

• Maryland = safe space for Catholics (but mostly Protestant)
• Maryland Toleration Act -- they were more chill about other religions

• First representative assembly

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SOUTHERN Colonies

Southern Colonies

Economy

Climate

• Plantation economy
• Exported cash crops ... mainly rice
• Enslaved Africans

• Growing season longer than other colonies
• Hot summers and mild winters
• Hot summers caused malaria

POLITICAL

RELIGION

• Democratically elected legislature, governor, and court system

• Religiously tolerant, except for Catholics (meaning they didn't like Catholics)