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Virginia Maryland

This text explores the common features and differences among the English colonies, focusing on land acquisition, tobacco production, the use of slaves, and the pursuit of religious freedom. It showcases the distinct characteristics and economies of the Middle and Southern colonies, as well as the unique settlement patterns and political systems of each region.

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Virginia Maryland

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  1. English men Land Tobacco Slaves Anglican English men/women Religious freedom Tobacco Ind. Servants Catholic Virginia Maryland

  2. Eng. Aristocracy Compliment W. Indies trade Rice, slaves Slaves Anglican Eng. Men/women Religious freedom None None Separatists & Puritans Carolinas Mass.

  3. Plantation Economy: Profitable, staple crops Dependent on indentured servants or African slaves Landed Aristocracy Practiced soil butchery Weak education system Weak religious/social institutions Church of England – dominant faith

  4. MIDDLE COLONIES Land more easily acquired Fertile land / industry People more ethnically mixed More religious toleration More democratic control

  5. So. Middle No. Land, trade,profit Large plantations Fertile Tobacco, cotton,rice Eng. Loyalists NO Loyalists Religious freedom Medium …fertile… Foodstuffs Non-Anglicans YES All Religious freedom Small Rocky Industry Puritans NO Only Puritans

  6. Different colonial patterns • Different patterns of settlement • Different economies • Different political systems • Different sets of values • Different religions

  7. Common features of all English colonies by 1700

  8. Most Important Commonalities Language Loyalty to Mother Country

  9. FROM AUTHORITY … TO INDIVIDUALISM Catholic Church (1517) Catholic Church (1530’s) Church of England (1605) Church of England & Puritans (1608) British Government (1620) Puritan Theocracy (1630’s

  10. New England

  11. SEEDS OF INDIVIDUALISM Benign neglect N.E. Confederation* - 1643 Charles II restored to throne Dominion of N.E. - 1686 Glorious Revolution

  12. MIDDLE COLONIES Tobacco Ind. Serv. Slaves 40 mil. Lb yr. Less troublesome Displaced farmers Freedom dues Competition More production Rising prices in Eng. Headright System Low prices More labor Profits in America

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