Life in the English Colonies, Chapters 2.2 and 2.3
Essential Idea:
1. The English settled ______ colonies on the east coast of America.
a. _______________________ colony – a colony owned by the person who
owns the __________.
b. ________________ colony – a colony owned directly by the ________.
2. They developed into ___________ areas: __________________ colonies,
________________ colonies, and __________________ colonies.
3. New England Colonies
a. States included:
b. Reasons for coming:
i. Many came because they were __________________ dissenters.
ii. The _______________ came to Massachusetts to “purify” the
Anglican Church.
iii. People in Massachusetts did not believe in __________________,
meaning they didn’t allow other ____________.
iv. Roger Williams started ____________________, where people of
all ____________ were welcomed.
c. The Economy
i. In New England, the climate was ________. There were not many
__________. Instead, colonists relied on
______________________, ________________, and
________________.
ii. Examples of New England industry:
4. The Middle Colonies
a. States included:
b. Reasons for coming:
i. Like New England, the Middle Colonies included
______________ dissenters.
ii. The __________________ moved to Pennsylvania, led by
___________________________.
c. The Economy
i. Unlike New England, the Middle Colonies had good
_______________ and _________, so they ____________.
ii. Many people grew _________ and other crops.
iii. Because of the _______________________ that they had,
________________, _____________, and __________________
developed in the Middle Colonies.
5. The Southern Colonies
a. States included:
b. Reasons for coming:
i. Many people came to the southern colonies for _____________
reasons. They also came for _________.
ii. The climate allowed for _______________
iii. People grew a lot of ______________, ____________,
____________, and ____________.
c. The Economy
i. The southern economy was based on ___________________.
ii. There were many small ______________ as well as large
__________________.
iii. People used ________________________ to help work the farms.
1. An indentured servant is someone who was poor and
agreed to ___________ for a colonist in exchange for
__________________ to America.
iv. Eventually, southerners turned to ________________.
6. The Beginnings of Slavery
7. Southerners realized that _____________ were cheaper than ________________.
a. Indentured servants would eventually be __________ and would need
_______. Slaves would never be ________ or need to own ________.
b. Triangular trade
i. Eventually, a pattern of __________ developed between
_______________, ________________, and _______________.
1. England would give _____________ and ______________
to Africa.
2. Africa would give ____________ to America. The terrible
journey the African slaves took was called the
_____________________.
3. America would give ____________, ____________, and
_____________ to England.
Growing Discontent
1. Americans felt that England liked the ______________ that the colonists were
earning, but were unresponsive to colonial _____________. Like John Locke, the
colonists believed that government gets power from the _______________, and so the
colonists started thinking more and more about _______________________.