New England Colonies
A QUICK REVIEW
Religious Beginnings
 New England starts with the Pilgrims- a group
looking to find religious freedom from King
James.
 Pilgrims were in search of Jamestown (1st
colony in America- 1607)
 Land in Plymouth, MA. Create order through
Mayflower Compact (CA p. 98 & HA! P. 428)
Puritans & “The New England Way”
 Puritans arrive in New England with same
principles as Pilgrims.
 Begin the Great Migration to New England
 Puritans have very strict rules of the proper
Godly way to live
The Puritan Way is not the only way!
 Other groups splinter off from Puritans to
start own way to live.
 Causes1. Puritan relationship with Native Americans
2. Leave one ruler to be under another ruler.
Puritans flex muscle in King Phillip’s War
 See Chart on p. 96 (CA) for causes and
effects of this conflict.
 Major Result-
European influence becoming power over
Native Americans.
Commerce in the Early Colonies
Three methods of Trading
1. Direct Trade with other colonies
2. Direct Exchange of goods with Europe- Most
profitable for Europe. England’s reliance on
Mercantilism
3. Triangular Trade- Most profitable for
Colonists. (CA p.111)
Britain’s Investment
 Britain feels obligated to Colonial profits-
why?
 Passes Navigation Acts of 1651 (p. 112-CA)
1. All shipping to be done in English ships or
made by English colonies.
2. Raw materials trade only with England.
3. European imports must pass through English
ports.
4. Non- English trade was to be taxed.
Change in power in New England
 Change in government from England.
 Diverse Religions develop
 A Major contributing factor- TAVERNS!!
1. New town center
2. Learned news of surrounding regions
3. Illiteracy stemmed growth- newspapers
were read.
Middle Colonies
GROWTH AND DIVERSITY
City Life
Role of Cash Crops
 Ports become major cities due to trade.
 Tobacco, lumber, grains (wheat, barley, oats)
Cultural and Religious Diversity Many different nationalities (p.117- CA)
 Diversity leads to more willingness for
acceptance
 Examples- Pennsylvania & New York- (HA! 3.6
& 3.7)
Southern Colonies
WATCH US GROW!
Plantation Life
Southern economy based on successful farming
 Climate
 Conditions
 Crops
 Direct colonial trading for other needs
Plantation system and its effects
Indentured Servant
 Half the cost of
slaves.
 Worked to gain
freedom, but could
not make it on their
own.
 Always could get
more.
Slavery
 Must purchase at
twice the price.
 Slaves and servants
both suffered from
short life
expectancy (disease
and illness)
Move to slavery
What changed??
 Around 1650- Life expectancies were longer.
Improved immune systems and better food and
water available.
 Servants started to outlive their indentures.
 Servants would take over farms and create more
competition with other owners.
 Decline in birth rate in London and better
opportunities elsewhere.
 By 1700- 16,000 slaves made up 28% of the total
population in Virginia.