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Overview of Early Colonial America: Government, Economics, and Key Events

This review explores the foundations of representative government in early colonial America, emphasizing how power was derived from the consent of the governed, as seen in the establishment of Pennsylvania and documents like the Mayflower Compact and the Magna Carta. It discusses key events, such as the founding of Jamestown in 1607, the Act of Toleration in 1649, and the role of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Additionally, it highlights economic motivations for colonization, including the quest for religious freedom and the rise of plantation agriculture fueled by the demand for labor.

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Overview of Early Colonial America: Government, Economics, and Key Events

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  1. Unit 1 Review

  2. Representative Government A government that gets its power from the consent of the governed Example

  3. Duh!!!!!!

  4. Yes, that is part of the reason I founded Pennsylvania

  5. Triangular Trade

  6. Jamestown • Founded in 1607 • First permanent English settlement in North America • Success was, largely to the efforts of John Smith, John Rolfe, and Pocahontas

  7. Colonial Economics

  8. Why the colonists came to the New World • Religious Freedom • Economic Possibilities

  9. Countries claiming parts of the New World • England • France • Spain

  10. 1649, Act of Toleration 1639, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1620, Mayflower Compact 1215, Magna Carta

  11. Quakers We were here!!!

  12. Virginia House of Burgesses • First elected assembly in North America • Imposed taxes and ran the colonies • Modeled after the English Parliament

  13. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut • First written constitution in North America, written by Thomas Hooker. • Adult males elected governors, assistants and legislative assembly to make laws

  14. Did the Middle Colonies have large scale plantations? Yes No

  15. Woooooooohooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. Sorry!!!! Wrong Answer:(

  17. What factors led to increased slavery in the colonies? • Southern farmers discovered crops that they could grow on a large scale • More crops led to the development of the plantation system • The plantation system required a large work force

  18. Free Enterprise • An economic system in which businesses organize and operate with minimal government interference

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