13 Colonies & Growth of Representative Gov

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Salutary Neglect

"hands off approach" Freedom of American colonists to control local matters in the colonies. Great Britain allowed this because of their distance, and because they believed it would help the colonies flourish.

Transatlantic Trade

- between American colonists (raw materials), European countries (finished goods), and Africa (slaves). Cash crops and raw materials made this system more profitable.

Quakers

- religious group that settled in Pennsylvania in order to worship freely -led by William Penn -Were pacifists (believed in nonviolence) -were anti-slavery -believed in rights for women

Massachusetts Bay Colony

- settled in 1630 (Boston) -settled by Puritans - settled to have religious freedom - not tolerant of others who disagreed with them (dissenters) -many people were kicked out for disagreeing with the Puritan style of religion (ex: Anne Hutchinson & Rogers Williams)

Characteristics of the Middle colonies

-Breadbasket -grew wheat and grains -fertile soil -Natural Harbor (New York) -Most diverse region.

Characteristics of the Southern colonies

-fertile soil -large plantations - slavery -natural harbor (Charleston, SC) -Cash crops

Characteristics of the New England colonies

-rocky soil -natural harbors (Boston) -subsistence farming -fishing -Mostly settled due to search for religious freedom

Slavery

Cash crops and plantation agriculture this system the most prominent in the Southern Colonies

Thomas Hooker

Established Connecticut, believe in order to rule, the government needed the "consent of the governed" Wrote the fundamental orders of Connecticut. Believed voting should be for all men

Georgia

Established as a home for debtors and served as a buffer colony to Spanish Florida

Magna Carta

Established the ideas of due process, limited government, and rule of law

1607

First permanent/successful English colony America. Jamestown, Va.

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

First written constitution in America. Established the idea of representative government, and democracy.

Southern Colonies

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

New England Colonies

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

Middle Colonies

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

1620

Pilgrims led by William Bradford settle Plymouth, Massachusetts. Before leaving the ship they wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact which established self-government in the colony.

John Locke

The British philosopher inspired Americans to support natural rights such as life and liberty. Believed in the natural (inalienable rights) of man.

Charles de Montesquieu

This Frenchman inspired Americans to support a government divided into 3 branches.

William Penn

This Quaker believed in equality, embraced diversity, opposed slavery, and supported representative government in his colony.

The Great Awakening

This religious social movement inspired colonists to have religious freedom and inspired them to want a voice in government (representative government)

The Enlightenment

This social movement encouraged colonists to become knowledgeable about the world around them and inspired them to want a voice in government. (representative government)

Mercantilism

economic system in which all trade was done to benefit the mother country. (Ex: the colonist could only send their raw materials to England, and then England sold finished goods back to the colonists.)

Maryland

established by Lord Baltimore as a safe haven for catholics

Mayflower Compact

established the idea of self government

English Bill of Rights

limited the powers of the king and queen. Established limited government, and rights.

Virginia House of Burgesses

the first representative body in the American colonies. Wanted to establish self-government

Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston

these cities were major ports in the colonies due to their natural harbor

New York

this colony was established by Dutch and then taken over British due to its natural harbors.

Cash Crops of the South

tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo


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