established the principle of separation of church and state

provided an example of colonial self-government

defined relations with local Native American Indians

outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay colony

All men and all women are created equal

No man should be required to worship against his will

Differences of opinion are essential for a society to improve

Both the government and church have a common purpose of promoting virtue

it was the first representative assembly in the colonies

it created the first written constitution in America

it included a bill of rights to protect individual rights

it introduced direct election of senators

Southern Colonies

Northwest Territory

Middle Colonies

New England Colonies

an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the king

a step toward self-government in colonial America

an early attempt to institute voting rights for all colonists

an effort by the colonists to establish freedom of religion

Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower

Indentured servants hired to work in the colonies

Enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage

Native Americans trading with French Fur traders

Magna Carta

Mayflower Compact

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Great Awakening

abuses by the British king

colonial self government

religious toleration

voting rights for all

They encouraged the establishment of large plantations

They promoted the growth of fishing and shipping

They increased the region's dependence on slave labor

They supported the planting of rice and tobacco farming

I favor the establishment of a state religion

I approve of the persecution of certain religious groups

I support religious freedom and toleration in the colonies

A colony should be governed by church officials

raw materials and markets

naval bases

manufactured goods

military recruits

Virginia

Massachusetts

New York

Delaware

They were colonists of means who were born in America

They were men who owned property

They were women who were able to read and write

They were colonists born in France

a wide coastal plain and an absence of good harbors

rocky soil and a short growing season

numerous rivers and a humid climate

flat lands and a lack of resources

New Orleans-Great Lakes

New York City-Atlantic Ocean

Charleston-Mississippi River

Boston-Appalachian Mountains

It was safer because fewer Native Americans lived there

Colonial governments often paid farmers to settle there

The land was easier to clear since it had fewer trees and rocks

Transportation by water of goods and crops was easier

Followers put suspected witches on trial

Slavery was abolished in the colonies

Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the new world

People became more emotionally engaged in religion

Parliament has control over the army

English subjects enjoy certain basic human rights

The King cannot pass new laws without approval from nobles

The people in the community agree to make their laws and respect them

encouraging the establishment of large plantations

promoting the growth of trade with the West Indies

increasing New England's use of slave labor

selling tobacco, rice, and indigo from the colonies to England

to secure freedom from religious persecution

to search for gold and silver

to bring spices to the New World

to convert Native Americans to Christianity

A short growing season prevented the planting of crops

a lack of fertile soil limited agriculture

Colonial governments bought all the crops that plantations could produce

A warm climate permitted the growth of labor intensive cash crops