First permanent British settlement in North America. Home to John Smith, John Rolfe, the Powhatan tribe including Pocahontas, and tobacco.

Saved Jamestown- declared that those who don't work, won't eat

figured out how to grow tobacco that Europeans would buy- saved Jamestown by providing a way to make money

joint-stock company that founded Virginia, goal was to make money

Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland. Depended on agriculture and slavery, developed very few big towns because most settlements were spread out plantations

Began when poor colonists who had been indentured servants began to have problems with American Indians as they moved west. Nathaniel gathered an army, Governor Berkley of Virginia said "You can't do that!" and Nathaniel led his army to burn Jamestown. Resulted in increase in slavery but showed that poor colonists were willing to fight for better treatment

Southern colony where first permanent British colony began

founded as a safe colony for Catholics, Southern colony

grew lots of rice and indigo, Southern Colony

last colony; founded to keep the Spanish away from British colonies and as a place for people in debt to start a new life

founded by Puritans, later absorbed Plymouth colony, ended up as strict religious Massachusetts in New England region

founded by the group called pilgrims who were a type of Puritan. Later merged with the Massachusetts colony. This is where the first Thanksgiving was held

founded because Roger William believed in separation of Church and state- it's a New England colony but wasn't as strict as most Puritan towns

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire. Known for subsistence farming, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade. Strict religious beliefs

in town in Massachusetts, showed how seriously Puritans took religious matters

growing food just to feed your family

farming crops that you would sell

most diverse and most tolerant region. Some grain farming and some trade. New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey

Now New York, founded by the Dutch then taken by the British. Most diverse- nobody wanted to leave the Netherlands so they had to recruit from all over Europe

Now New York City, major trade center in the Middle Colonies

Very accepting of other religions, left England for religious freedom. Group that settled Pennsylvania

left England for religious freedom BUT did not accept other religions. Known for strict religious beliefs and impacting New England culture

founded as a safe place for Quakers, only place in colonies with true religious freedom. Middle colony

1740s, religious revival, led to the Halfway Covenant. Led to colonists questioning old ideas and authority, contributed to American Revolution with that attitude

New England idea that if a person's parents were church members, that person should get partial membership. It was the Puritans trying to hold on to political power

Massachusetts government. White adult male church members could vote (this is how Puritan ideas became part of government). More democratic that House of Burgesses in Virginia, but not on purpose.

Virginia government. White male landowners (rich white dudes) could vote. Not very democratic but a step in the right direction. First representative legislature in the colonies

New England practice; everybody in a town got together to make decisions. Example of direct democracy (Every person votes on decision, instead of electing representatives to make decisions) Most democratic practice in the colonies

Preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and helped start the First Great Awakening

colonies exist to make mother country rich; colonies provided raw materials and market for manufactured goods while England provided manufactured goods. Included trans-Atlantic trade

ANY trade that crossed the Atlantic ocean

trade pattern within trans-Atlantic trade; lots of different examples but we specifically talked about rum from New England to Africa traded for slaves, slaves brought to the West Indies (Caribbean), Sugar and molasses from the Caribbean sent to New England

part of triangular trade that brought slaves to the Americas.

provided to England by colonies; part of Mercantilism

colonies served as ___________________ for England goods; part of mercantilism

colonies bought from England; part of mercantilism

Quaker founder of the most tolerant colony

tried to limit who colonies could trade with; most colonists ignored. This was during Salutary Neglect so England didn't do anything about it

England ignored the colonies breaking rules as long as England was making $$ off of them. Ended when England ended up in debt after the French and Indian War.

aka corporate or joint-stock colonies. Founded by companies to make money

founded by a person or family with permission from king. For example: Pennsylvania

founded as property of the mother country, belongs to king and governors appointed by king