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09/03 Bellringer 5+ sentences
Compare/contrast the reasons for the settlement at Jamestown and Plymouth.
The societies & economies of the British colonies were dependent upon the reasons people settled
New England colonies• Common religion• Economy –
subsistence farming, fishing, shipbuilding
Puritans were not tolerant of different beliefs
Roger WilliamsAnne Hutchinson
Religion played a role in the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692
The hysteria was caused by tensions over land
ownership, Indian attacks, & religious disagreements
As a result of the trials, 19 people were killed & 150 citizens were jailed
Conflict with Natives in New England
The Pequot War in 1637 was the 1st major British-led attack on Indians & led to the death of 600 Indians
King Philip’s War broke out in 1675 when the Wampanoag Indians raided towns,
killing 10% of the colonial New England men
The societies & economies of the British colonies were dependent upon the reasons people settledMiddle colonies, like
Pennsylvania, had more diverse religious
traditions but were also based largely on subsistence farming
The Dutch first settled the “middle” colonies
Britain did not like the Dutch a colony between Virginia & New England
The middle colonies had two of the best
ports for trade in America: Philadelphia &
New York
Pennsylvania William Penn Quakers
He bought land from the Indians, banned slavery,
& allowed a diverse population to move there
Southern colonies, like Virginia, had cash crop economies, large gaps between rich & poor
farmers, & slave labor
The societies & economies of the British colonies were dependent upon the reasons people settled
The Carolinas developed like VA with a cash crop
economy
Georgia James Oglethorpe buffer
colony & prison (penal) colony
Economics in the Colonies The American colonies were an important part of the
trans-Atlantic trade network
This network created a series of triangular trades among America, Europe, & Africa