Colony of Rhode Islands & Province Plantations

Southern Colonies

Types of Colonies

Massachusetts Bay colony

Connecticut colony

Colony of Rhode Islands& Province Plantations

Province Plantations& Province of New Hampshire

By, 1750 there were 13 English Colonies in N. America. They were divided up into 3 groups. The New England Colonies: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire. The middle Colonies: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. The Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia.

Government

They held meetings when they wanted to talk about an issue, interest, or laws. The laws had to be approved by advisory council, and their government. Some people lived far away so decisions were made at the county level.

Events/Impacts on Colonies

The South was turning to cash crops. Maryland sought after Virginia's economy sense tobacco was becoming the main thing. Malaria, Yellow Fever kept life expectancy lower.

Slaves and indentured servants were the backbone of the Southern Colony.

Settlers in the Southern Colonies came to America to seek economic prosperity they couldn't find in their homeland.

Royal,Charter,Proprietary

Southern Colonies were royal.

Laws

Navigation Acts

Crime to teach slaves to read, and write.

Governing farm foods, trade, shipping rates, transportation Coast.

Slave Codes stated that children of slaves were the property of white master, couldn't legally marry, couldn't trade freely between plantations, couldn't sue in court, own property, or testify against white defendant.

Non land owners were relegated as "lower status" , land owning whites were elevated higher.

Documents

Articles of Confederation; Declaration of Independence.

Glorious Revolution

Established the overthrowing of King James ll, also named: Revolution of (1688).

English Civil War (1642-1651)

Series of armed conflicts and Political machinations between parliaments & Royalists. First and second Civil War pitted supporters of King Charles l, and supporters of Long Parliament. Third war, fighting between King Charles ll, and supporters of the Rump Parliament.

John Locke

Known