Proprietary colony – owned by an individual who governed it anyway he wanted to. Indentured servants – people who signed contracts with American colonists, agreeing to work for 4 years or more in return for paid passage to America and free food clothing and shelter. Triangular trade -? the exchange of goods among the colonies, England, Caribbean sugar planters and Africa. Hierarchy – a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Slave code – a code to pep African captives from having land, school, freedom of movement or meeting in large groups. 2. People and Terms: Christopher Columbus – an Italian sea captain who was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean William Penn English Quaker, founder of Pennsylvania. Having been imprisoned in 1668 for his Quaker writings, he was granted a charter to land in North America by Charles II. He founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a sanctuary for Quakers and other nonconformists in 1682. 3. Places: Jamestown – (37. 20920 N, 76. 750 W) a British settlement established on the James River in Virginia in 1 607, abandoned when the colonial capital was moved to Williamsburg at the end of the 1 7th century. 4. Summarize – Why settlers came to Jamestown and Plymouth colony……. They came to Jamestown to start a colony for England, search for gold, and escape religious persecution. 5. Describing – What are the different ways in which early settlers in the English colonies developed new and unique forms of government? Religious freedom with total separation was the total separation of church and state.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut allowed all adult men to vote and hold office. Puritan society revolved around town life. Town meetings WOUld later evolve into the local government (even peasants could attend these meetings and express their opinion) 6. Analyzing – What role did religion play in the founding of English colonies? A lot of people came to America in hopes of finding religious freedom because they were tired of being persecuted back where they were from. Some of the more notable factions were the Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers.
The Puritans wanted a reform of the Church of England and set up a strict religious system in their Massachusetts Bay. 7. Evaluating – How did geography influence the way the English colonies developed? Larger plantations in the southern states and the need for slaves, being on the coast encouraged trade over the water especially in New England and the Chesapeake Bay area. 8. Organizing -? Use a graphic organizer to briefly explain how the English colonies came into being. Colony Description of founding Massachusetts Bay Settled in 1630 by Puritans from England.
Province of Maine settled in 1622 Plymouth Settled in 1620 by the Pilgrims Seabrook Founded in 1635 and merged with Connecticut Colony in 1644 New Haven settled in late 1637 East/Westerly Settled in the 161 So Virginia Settled in 1607 9. Examining Art – Do you think the artists depiction of the people in the ship is accurate, considering that they have just completed a long journey? Why or why not? I do not think that picture is accurate mainly because they are all dressed way to nicely for people that have been on a ship for a long period of time.