Transcript PERIOD 2 - 13 COLONIES SLIDES

Colony: Virginia
Charter/Gov’t: royal charter given in 1624.
Economy: the economics was based on wheat
and corn to the north and cash crops like tobacco
to the south
Society: It was made up of rich farmers with slave
labor as the workers.
Other: the first legislative body in the Americas
was in Virginia, the house of burgesses. Virginia
would be the homeland of George Washington.
Colony: Maryland
Charter/Gov’t:
1632 - Charles I granted a Maryland
Charter to Lord Baltimore.
- Proprietary Colony.
Economy:
centered around the farming of tobacco
for sale in Europe.
Society: In Maryland, Baltimore sought
to create a haven for English Catholics
and to demonstrate that Catholics and
Protestants could live together
peacefully.
Other: Colony Named for Queen
Henrietta Maria of England.
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Colony: Pennsylvania
Charter/Gov’t: Proprietary colony
William Penn allowed for a representative
assembly elected by landowners.
Economy:
Mostly agriculture. Farms
producing corn, wheat, and other things were
used for export. Natural resources made
it easy for manufacturing such as iron and
paper making.
Society:
Freedom of expression led to a
very rich culture life. Newspapers and magazines
flourished, along with education, medicine and law.
Other: Freedom of worship and religion was
granted to all citizens.
Pennsylvania
Charter/Gov’t: King Charles II granted
William Penn, a Quaker, a charter for the colony
of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was a proprietary
colony, which means the king gave the people
the right to self-government. The code of law in
Pennsylvania was called “Frame of Government,”
created by Penn.
Economy: Pennsylvania has very good land
for agricultural gain. Wheat and corn are two
crops that contributed to the wealth of the area.
Rivers provided a way for people and
manufactured goods such as iron, textile,
and homemade products.
Society: Pennsylvania’s religious and social
freedom allowed its people to flourish in their
interests. Newspapers, magazines, schools, and
studies in law and medicine were all on the up
rise. Pennsylvania also contains America’s first
library, hospital, and insurance company.
The Quaker religious views also became widespread. They were also recognized for the
respectful way they treated Native Americans,
unlike other Europeans of the time.
Colony: Delaware
Charter/Gov’t:
Proprietary Colony
Economy: Had an economy
based on agriculture as well as
industry.
Society: The fight for control
made Delaware a colony with
varying cultures.
Other: First state of the original
thirteen colonies to ratify the
Constitution.
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Colony: Massachusetts Bay.
Charter/Gov’t: Very similar to the third charter of Virginia from 1612;
the main difference was that the government was not based in England.
Had a theocratic government. John Winthrop was appointed governor,
Thomas Dudley was deputy government.
Economy: Growing wealth due to seaports which made the English want
to gain more control of the colony. Very prosperous and wealthy
economy.
Society: The first settlers were Pilgrims in 1620. The next group of
settlers were the Puritans whom arrived in 1630. There was very little
religious tolerance which led to the Salem witch trials. There was
intolerance to Anglican, Quaker, and Baptist religions.
Other: Massachusetts also had the land of which is now the state of
Maine.
Colony:
Charter/Gov’t:
New York was originally a proprietary
colony, in which favorites of the
British crown were awarded huge tracts of
land in the New World to supervise and develop. New
York was the 11th state to authorize the Consitution.
Economy:
Fur trapping, lumber trading, and shipping. Farming was
very common, for example, large acres of land were cleared by
hand to grow crops like corn.
Society:
The Dutch bought Manhattan Island for 60 gilders, or 24
dollars from local Indians. 38 years later, the Dutch resisted
British control from time to time until finally, in 1674, the
British gained full control.
Other:
Originally called New Amsterdam.
Colony: New York
Charter/Gov’t: New York
was originally a proprietory
colony, but in 1685 became a
royal colony.
Economy: Many colonists
were farmers, others took to
fishing, the fur trade, lumber
trade, and many more became
Merchants.
Society: Colonial New York had a
large amount of religious, political,
economic, and ethnic diversity.
Other: In 1788 New York
ratified the constitution, making
it the 11th state to do so.
Colony: South Carolina
Charter/Gov’t: King Charles
granted the territory of South Carolina
(along with North Carolina and
Georgia) to loyal supporters as a
Proprietary colony till 1719 when it
became a Royal colony. Representative
government. In 1788, it was the 8th
state to ratify the constitution.
Economy:
Rice and indigo were
grown on plantations as cash crops and
used for trade, later cotton.
Society: settlers came from British
Isles, France, and other European
countries. African slaves formed the
majority of the population by 1720.
They were provided for plantation
owners.
Other:
Charleston was named after
King Charles and is a major port.
Colony: South Carolina
Charter/Gov’t:
1663, King Charles II granted
Territory of what is now North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia started out as a Proprietary colony but also
became a Royal colony in 1719. In 1788 South Carolina
was the eighth state to ratify the Constitution.
Economy: Relied on trade of fur and indigo.
South Carolina
Relied on farming.
Society: Settled by Hispanolia settlers and then
eventually after fever and death
returned back to Hispanolia region.
European immigrants encouraged. Later became Swiss, German, Scot-Irish and other
immigrants from Virginia.
Other: site of the first European settlement in North America
Colony: New Hampshire
Charter/Gov’t: Granted to Captain John Mason by England.
Proprietary. Sometimes under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
Economy: Was settled as a fishing community,
but farming and ship building were a huge
source of income as well.
Society: Many families worked to raise food and
crops. Fished to obtain a living more or less.
Other: Fishing village was first established at the
mouth of Piscataqua River the.
Colony: New Hampshire
Charter/Gov’t: The Exeter
Compact was written and modeled after
The Mayflower Compact during New
Hampshire’s Proprietary stage. However,
the state was later given a royal charter.
Economy: Driven by timber and
fishing.
Society: New Hampshire was a more
religiously diverse colony. It was mostly
Puritan, but it had a small minority of
Calvinists.
Other: New Hampshire was founded
by John Wheelwright and John Mason in
1623 and was named after Hampshire
County in England.
Colony: North Carolina
Charter/Gov’t:
North Carolina was granted a Royal
Charter by King Charles II of
England. This means that it was
completely under the king’s rule.
The king chose the governor.
Economy:
In the 1700s, North Carolina’s
economy depended mostly upon
tobacco production as well as rice,
grain, cattle, pork, and lumber.
Society:
North Carolina, along with other
colonies had abundant slavery, were
mostly Christian, and were still
under British monarch rule.
Other: North Carolina was the 8th
colony to be established.
Colony: Connecticut
Charter/Gov’t: In 1662 Connecticut obtained a Royal
Charter under John Winthrop Jr. and was stated as a Corporate
colony.
Economy: Connecticut has been predominantly a
manufacturing colony and state and a world leader in industrial
development. Still even as a colony, Connecticut’s factories and
products from them replaced imported goods from Britain and
caused much competition.
Society: Connecticut was first explored by the Dutch, who
founded trading posts and where the first permanent
settlements were made by English Puritans from Massachusetts.
Other: Connecticut today is nicknamed "The Constitution
State“ because it received the first Fundamental Orders while
creating it’s independent democratic government.
Colony: Connecticut
Charter/Gov’t: Royal charter (1662)
Economy: Agriculture and trade with the natives
and mother country dominated the economy.
Society: The Fundamental Orders of 1639 was
the first written Constitution of government
Other: Traders settled near Hartford as early as
1633. 5th state to ratify the constitution.
Colony: Rhode Island
Charter/Gov’t: Rhode Island was
a Corporate colony. It allowed
guarantees, like religious freedom.
Economy: Rhode Island exported
fish and timber. (The rocky terrain
and harsh winters did not allow
for farming)
Society: Many settlers were
protestants looking for religious
freedom.
Other: People began to settle in
Rhode Island in 1620 and the first
permanent settlement was
established in 1636
Colony: Georgia
Charter/Gov’t:
•Proprietary, became royal in 1752
•King George II (1732) granted Georgia to James
E. Oglethorpe
Economy:
•Mainly plantations
•Indigo
• Rice
Society:
• Provide additional protection from Spain
•Drove the Spanish back to Florida
Other:
• 4th state to ratify
constitution
•Began with the intentions of no slavery
•Served as a place where debtors in prison
could go to start anew
Colony: New Jersey
Charter/Gov’t:
Proprietary
Economy:
Aristocracy
Society:
Dutch and Swedish
Other: Was the third
state to ratify the constitution