Module 3 lesson 1 mastery assignment 1
- 1. Module 3 Lesson 1 Mastery Assignment 1 By: Anna Harmon
- 2. New England: • Colonies in this group: – The colonies included in the New England group included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
- 3. New England: • Important attributes of the New England Colonies: – The New England colonies main focus in their government was religion and morals. – Because of the large amounts of Pilgrims that settled in the New England colonies, they all were seeking refuge from the corruption in the government back in Europe. – The New England Colonies were best known for their skills at sea, specifically their seaports.
- 4. New England: • Impact of Triangular Trade: – The New England Colonies used their specialties to join triangular trade and sent Rum and ship building knowledge to Europe.
- 5. New England: • Impact of the Great Awakening: – The great awakening allowed the colonists to realize that they had power in controlling the influence in society, so when it hit the New England colonies, it allowed religion to become a major part of the way the colonies were governed. – The great awakening hit the hardest in the New England colonies and had the largest impact.
- 6. New England: • Impact of Enlightenment thinking on government: – The New England colonies used their religious views, combined with logic to form their views on the government. They used logical thinking (the main idea of the enlightenment) to prove the existence of god, which was transferred over into how they governed themselves.
- 7. Middle: • Colonies in this group: – The colonies included in the middle colonies group included: New York colony, Delaware colony, New jersey colony , and Pennsylvania colony.
- 8. Middle: • Important Attributes of this group: – The Middle Colonies shared attributes of both the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies. – The Middle Colonies were successful farmers because of the very fertile soil. – They had success in sea related tasks such as ship building as well, because of their location. – This region produced a variety of different resources including furs, corn, livestock, wheat, textiles and shipbuilding.
- 9. Middle: • Impact of triangular trade: – Because of the resource richness of the middle colonies, they played a major role in triangular trade. Their main exports included agriculture, iron ore and fur.
- 10. Middle: • Impact of the Great Awakening: – Because of the Quakers role in settling Pennsylvania (part of the middle colonies), religion was an integral part of everyday life which was translated into the government.
- 11. Middle: • Impact of Enlightenment thinking on government: – Specifically in Pennsylvania, the Quakers used their new found way of thinking through logic and religious freedom to form the government. Toleration was a main idea for the government. All kinds of people (ethnicities) and belief systems (religions) were accepted.
- 12. Southern: • Colonies in this region: – Virginia Colony, Maryland Colony, North Carolina Colony, South Carolina Colony and Florida Colony.
- 13. Southern: • Important Attributes of this group: – Because of their location, the southern colonies were in the ideal spot for farming- the nutrient rich soil and the warm climate allowed for much success in farming. – Because of the promising attributes of good farming conditions, the southern colonies were settled for profit. – Virginia, one of the southern colonies, established the first successful colony, Jamestown. – The preferred style of farming were Plantations. Because of this, the use of a mass number of slaves was necessary.
- 14. Southern: • Impact of triangular trade: – Some of the major exports of the Southern colonies included corn, tobacco, sugar, rice, and cotton.
- 15. Southern: • Impact of the Great Awakening on this group: – The protestant dominations of Presbyterians, Baptists and Methodists were became very popular in the southern colonies. – People really responded to the idea of coming together to worship, and having open worship services for all people. – The idea of freedom of religion and religion for all was very enticing to the people of the southern colonies.
- 16. Southern: • Impact of enlightenment thinking on the government: – Enlightenment thinking brought the main idea of logical thinking, and with that the southern colonies came up with the idea of dividing up the power in the government so that one person did not hold all of the power.