Southern Colonies
Name the four Southern colonies
Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia
Define Mercantilism
is an economic concept where the colonies served only to provide raw materials to the English businesses.
Name the four colonies
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
In the early 1800s, President Thomas Jefferson sent _______ ________ to France to negotiate the purchase of the important port city of New Orleans.
James Monroe
Name the Mid-Atlantic colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland
Reason why it was established
Colonists searching for gold and other financial resource
What is the process of mercantilism?
the English businesses used the raw materials to make finished goods and then sold the finished goods back to the colonists.
What were the reasons established
Puritans settle the colonies for religious reasons
The ________ ________ of 1803 was the United States' largest land purchase, roughly doubling the country's size.
Louisiana Purchase
Reason established
For religious (religious tolerance) and economic reasons systems significantly shaped their trade-based economy.
Describe the impact of location and place
The location of the Southern Colonies, with the region’s rich soil and long growing season, fostered the development of strong agricultural-producing colonies.
What happened to the poor in the colonies?
the English and its businesses became stronger and wealthier, and the colonies became poorer and weaker.
Impact of location and place
The poor, thin, rocky soils and a relatively short growing season made farming difficult.
________and ________ controlled New Orleans and much of the land west of the Mississippi River.
France and Napoleon
Relations with American Indians
The natives who resided there were typically relied upon for trade with the English and not the target of war, as was often the case in the other English colonial regions
Relations with American Indian
Relations with American Indians in the Southern Colonies began somewhat as a peaceful coexistence. As more English colonists began to arrive and encroach further into native lands, the relationship became more violent.
The founders of the British colonies
were greatly influenced by an economic theory known as mercantilism.
Relations with American Indians
The New Englanders did not openly embrace the American Indians but relied on them for help in the difficult early years for survival. As the English population increased, the colonists had a conflict with American Indians due to settlement and ownership of land.
In 1803, Napoleon agreed to sell to the United States not only New Orleans but also the entire Louisiana Territory for ___ ________
15 million
Impact of location and place
The colonies were geographically fortunate to have good harbors and river
Economic development, describe or name at least three cash crops
An economy based on Agriculture, development of cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton)
What is an economic philosophy in which a country seeks to amass as much raw wealth as possible, usually through trading, monopolizing resources, and strict regulation?
Mercantilism
Economic development
Economy base on trading, small business and fishing industry shipping of goods
Thomas Jefferson sent the _____ and _____ Expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the western lands to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark
Where does this quote come from "Welcomed diverse settlers, including German and Dutch immigrants?"
Mid-Atlantic colonies