American Colonies

is religious- Dutch, Swedes, Jews, Africans, English, French- mostly populated by men- people dyed quickly- crafts people arrived later on- goldsmiths, jewelers, carpenters first arrivedGeography and Primary Economic Activity- large settlement- good climate for growing season- focused on Mass. trading company- England separatists left- around east coast of North America- American colonists got goods from Britain- spanish dollar (currency)- traded stapled goods- near James river- good for tobacco, squash, beans- farmers grew just enough in N.Carolina- huge exports in S.CarolinaSources of Labour- settlers themselves from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut- worked for themselves whenever needed to - Quakers & Mennonites created slavery- slaves bought by Dutch- free Americans increased- Amos fortune saved slavery- indentured servants- 1619, Dutch brought African slaves- poor/homeless from London- growing of tobaccoReligious Influences- 1625, King Charles created pruitism- pilgrims were determined and religious- separatists tried hard to escape persecution- everyone believed in God- tried converting Natives- Jews had freedom in North America- Europe suffered severe persecution- gave freedom to all Christians- many protestants arrived- Baltimore was a place for CatholicsDistribution of Land and Property- land was used after the purchase of Natives- mayflower company granted Massachusetts- church members got free admission to costs- Duke of York got land- colonists took use of land- Native Americans thought land should be cherished- some natives sold land- owned by company then labourers- companies got lots of land- King Charles I gave Lord Baltimore land (Virginia) Interaction with Natives- pilgrims had trouble surviving- Squanto helped pilgrims- brought to unknown places- taught to fish and crop- Roger William and William Penn treated Aboriginals fairly- Protestant minister thought the Natives were ‘unholy’- John Smith traveled with natives in search of food- attacked the natives settlement- natives taught settlers how to grow cropsSystem of Governing the colony- colony elected own officials and ran own affairs- William Bradford, first governer of Plymouth- William Penn controlled Delaware- W. Penn created and bought Pennsylvania- NY controlled by King Charles and NJ by Quakers- 1618, London Company gave colonists the right to elect a representative- ruled by council then king- Georgia lead by a MP