Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber of Commerce
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• Editor
• leads discussions and gets ideas from all
  members
• coordinates the Writers and Graphic Designers
  work
• makes sure that all information is included in
  the brochure
• assists the Writer to make all features of the
  colony look positive
• helps Representative prepare

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• Graphic Designer
• designs layout of the brochure
• creates visuals for the brochure
• works with the Writer to make sure visuals match
  what is written
• makes sure brochure gets produced on time
• helps Representative prepare

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• Writer
• makes sure that all the information from student
  handout 1.2A is included
• writes the brochure so that is easy to
  understand and persuasive
• makes the colony sound appealing
• works with Graphic Designer to make sure visuals
  match what is written
• helps Representative prepare

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• Chamber of Commerce Representative
• displays and explains the groups brochure to
  the other student groups
• tries to convince them that your colony is the
  best one
• understands the features well enough to be able
  to answer questions
• assists the Writer
• assists the Graphic Designer

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Southern Colonies
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• Georgia
• founded by King George II
• set up by James Oglethorpe

• South Carolina
• eight Lords Proprietors who were friends of King
  Charles II

• Virginia
• Sir Walter Raleigh proposed first expedition
  (Roanoke)
• Virginia Company of London
• John Smith brought success at Jamestown

• Maryland
• Lord Calvert
• Lord Baltimore

Founders
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• Georgia
• new start for debtors who had been imprisoned

• South Carolina
• investment to make money

• Virginia
• investment to make money

• Maryland
• Catholics could practice their religion

Reasons Founded
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• Georgia
• debtors
• Europeans seeking religious freedom and cheap
  land
• African slaves

• South Carolina
• Europeans seeking religious freedom
• indentured servants
• African slaves

• Virginia
• Europeans seeking opportunity for cheap land
• African slaves

• Maryland
• Catholics and Protestants who had been persecuted

People
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• Georgia
• mild winters, hot summers
• swampy in the east, wooded in the west

• South Carolina
• mild winters, hot summers
• swampy in the east, wooded in the west

• Virginia
• mild winters, hot summers
• swampy in the east, wooded in the west

• Maryland
• Chesapeake Bay was surrounded by fertile land
• colder winters, hot and humid summers

Climate and Geography
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• Georgia
• cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, and
  rice

• South Carolina
• cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, and
  rice

• Virginia
• cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, and
  rice

• Maryland
• farms that raised grain, tobacco, flax
• fishing
• iron

Economy
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• South Carolina
• religious freedom

• Georgia
• refuge for debtors

WELCOME!

• Maryland
• strong history of religious toleration

• Virginia
• state-established Church of England

Religion
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• South Carolina
• ruled by the King, Parliament, and the Lords
  Proprietors

• Georgia
• landowners elected representatives to the Common
  House of Assembly

• Maryland
• Free men who elected representatives
• representatives who were loyal to Lord Calvert

• Virginia
• land owners elected representatives to the House
  of Burgesses

Government
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New England Colonies
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• Connecticut
• John Oldham
• Thomas Hooker

• Rhode Island
• Roger Williams

• Massachusetts
• John Winthrop
• William Bradford

Roger Williams
William Bradford
Founders
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• Connecticut
• escape religious persecution in Massachusetts

• Rhode Island
• escape religious persecution in Massachusetts

• Massachusetts
• escape religious persecution in England

Reasons Founded
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• Rhode Island
• Europeans
• Native Americans

• Connecticut
• Dutch and Swedish
• Native Americans

• Massachusetts
• Separatists called Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Native Americans

People
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• Connecticut
• hilly and forested
• cold winters, short but humid summers

• Rhode Island
• red clay soil
• cold winters, short but humid summers

• Massachusetts
• fertile, but rocky soil
• heavily forested
• bitter cold winters, short but humid summers

Climate and Geography
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• Connecticut
• cattle and dairy farmers
• subsistence farmers
• shipping, fishing, and whaling

• Rhode Island
• cattle and dairy farmers
• subsistence farmers
• shipping

• Massachusetts
• shipping
• fur
• cattle
• lumber

Economy
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• Connecticut
• religious freedom

• Rhode Island
• religious freedom

• Massachusetts
• lives centered around religious worship and the
  church

Religion
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• Connecticut
• Fundamental Orders- first written constitution
  in America

• Rhode Island
• governor and General Assembly

• Massachusetts
• Theocracy- laws of the colony based on religious
  beliefs
• ruled by ministers
• only white men in good standing with the church
  could vote

Government
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Middle Colonies
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• New York
• Samuel de Champlain
• Henry Hudson
• Dutch settlers

William Penn

• Pennsylvania
• William Penn

Henry Hudson
Founders
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• New York
• money
• natural resources

• Pennsylvania
• escape religious persecution in England

Reasons Founded
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• New York
• Dutch patrons called Patroons
• mixed Europeans
• indentured servants

• Pennsylvania
• Quakers and other religious groups
• many nationalities

People
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• New York
• fertile but rocky soil
• wooded
• hot, humid summers and bitter winters

• Pennsylvania
• fertile land and heavily forested
• hot humid summers, cold winters

Climate and Geography
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• New York
• farmers
• merchants and tradesmen
• fur, lumber, shipping

• Pennsylvania
• farms that produced grains and dairy cattle
• merchants and tradesmen
• lumber

• Because of large amount of grain production, the
  Middle Colonies were collectively known as the

Breadbasket Colonies
Economy
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• New York
• strong history of religious toleration

• Pennsylvania
• strong history of religious toleration

Religion
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• New York
• governor appointed by the King of England

• Pennsylvania
• political freedoms and self-government
• representative assembly

Government