Early English Colonies Austin Community College 早期英国殖民地奥斯汀社区学院.pptVIP

English Colonies I The Colonial Three Regions Three Types of Charters Virginia The Pilgrims Massachusetts Three Colonial Regions New England: Mass (Maine), Conn, NH, RI Puritans, Most religious, hard soil, cold Fishing, shipping, lumber Middle Colonies: NY, NJ, Penn, Delaware Best soil, yeoman farmer, diverse population The South: Hierarchical, slave labor Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Maryland, Tobacco Lower South: Carolinas, Georgia, heavy slave rice and indigo Three Types of Charters Joint-Stock Company: to make money Way to finance colony. Stock holders got Land, profit from trade and produce Indentured servants: 7 years to pay for travel Independent board governs Proprietary charter: closer to king Lord rules like feudal manor: rent, English law Some degree of local rule depending on Lord Royal Charter: governed from London Royal governor veto and legislative power Local Assembly Virginia Company: Jamestown 1607 Charter: profit, proselytize, rid criminals Problems: swamp land, disease, bad water 50% died 1st year, bad leaders, gentleman John Smith: better leadership, Pocahontas John Rolf, Tobacco, indentured servants House of Burgesses: Council gov. Never a success: Royal Charter in 1624 1619: first African slaves Pocahontas Pilgrims: Plymouth “Separatists,” Holland, Mayflower 1620 Broke contract with Virginia Company William Bradford, 41 families Mayflower Compact: first constitution Hardship, socialistic, most die Squanto, first Thanksgiving, After 1625 began to prosper The Mayflower Pilgrims: First Sermon Massachusetts Bay Company Joint Stock company w/local rule, 1629 John Winthrop, governor: Puritan utopia, “City on the hill,” chosen people, covenant Congregationalism: church independent Members voted for minister, decided issues Civil Government: not a theocracy, church Members hold offices, judges, two houses Lawes and Liberties - first legal code John Winthrop * * *