Jamestown – The name of the second English settlement in North America. Jamestown was started in 1607, and is in present day Virginia. Plymouth – A town started in 1620 by early English settlers, called Pilgrim. Plymouth was located in present day Massachusetts. 13 Colonies British – what people in England are called, or something that is owned by England. For example, “There were 13 British colonies.” Democratic / Democracy– government is run or controlled by the people. Each person has an equal say. Colony / Colonies – places ruled by another country, not by their own people. Colonists are people who settle in colonies. Colonial Region – large areas of land divided into 3 parts. New England region, Middle (Mid-Atlantic) region, and Southern region. Diverse – different from each other. Indentured servants – individuals who agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for free passage from Europe to the colonies. Grant – to give someone something he/she has asked for. For example, the king “granted” William Penn the land called Pennsylvania. Assembly – a group of government officials who meet to make laws. Economy – the way that a particular region or country organizes the manufacture and exchange or things such as money, food, products, and services. An economy includes a system of money, and all the businesses, farms, industries that help produce, sell or trade things of value. NOTES New England Colonial Region Includes the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Rocky soil, lots of forests, and easy access to the ocean. Economy based on small farms, fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding and trade. Most people in this region were called “Puritans” and came to the New World for religious reasons because it was important in their daily lives. Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonial Region Includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Rich soil to farm and raise cattle. Economy was strong. Some of it was based on farms. Farmers sold pork, beef, wheat, and rye to other colonies. Southern Colonial Region Includes Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The climate and geography made the perfect economy for “cash crops,” crops grown in large quantities for sale to other people. Tobacco, rice, and cotton were the major cash crops grown on plantations (large farms).
Jamestown – The name of the second English settlement in North America. Jamestown was started in 1607, and is in present day Virginia. Plymouth – A town started in 1620 by early English settlers, called Pilgrim. Plymouth was located in present day Massachusetts. 13 Colonies British – what people in England are called, or something that is owned by England. For example, “There were 13 British colonies.” Democratic / Democracy– government is run or controlled by the people. Each person has an equal say. Colony / Colonies – places ruled by another country, not by their own people. Colonists are people who settle in colonies. Colonial Region – large areas of land divided into 3 parts. New England region, Middle (Mid-Atlantic) region, and Southern region. Diverse – different from each other. Indentured servants – individuals who agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for free passage from Europe to the colonies. Grant – to give someone something he/she has asked for. For example, the king “granted” William Penn the land called Pennsylvania. Assembly – a group of government officials who meet to make laws. Economy – the way that a particular region or country organizes the manufacture and exchange or things such as money, food, products, and services. An economy includes a system of money, and all the businesses, farms, industries that help produce, sell or trade things of value. NOTES New England Colonial Region Includes the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Rocky soil, lots of forests, and easy access to the ocean. Economy based on small farms, fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding and trade. Most people in this region were called “Puritans” and came to the New World for religious reasons because it was important in their daily lives. Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonial Region Includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Rich soil to farm and raise cattle. Economy was strong. Some of it was based on farms. Farmers sold pork, beef, wheat, and rye to other colonies. Southern Colonial Region Includes Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The climate and geography made the perfect economy for “cash crops,” crops grown in large quantities for sale to other people. Tobacco, rice, and cotton were the major cash crops grown on plantations (large farms).