work force in the colonies
expected to contribute to their homes, farms, and small businesses
Familes
Representative Democracy; male church members could vote in country elections.
New England
Major Industries of the Middle Colonies
Farming, Fur, Iron Mining
work on farms, businesses, or in households for a certain number of years to fulfill work contracts
Indentured Servants
Primary Reason early explorers began to explore the West?
-quick route to trade spices
-increase trade
Colonists had limited input in government; the founders held great control.
Middle Colonies
Colonists could not sell any of their raw materials to anyone but the English
mercantilism
men who worked and contributed to the success of the colony
Free Men
What is the most likely reason the colony at Plymouth survived after the first winter?
They established a positive relationship with American Indians in the region.
People did not have much say about how officials ran their government.
Southern Colonies
exports
items sold to another country
people kept in bondage and forced to work on plantations without pay
Enslaved People
During the Age of Discovery, the Europeans wanted: Gold, Glory, God, and to establish
settlements (colonies) in America
Import
what they buy from other countries
orphans or younger sons contracted to master craftsmen to learn a specific trade
Apprentices
The MayFlower Contract was established by: 41 (Men or Women or Both) to create rules that everyone must obey.
MEN
William Penn and Anne Hutchinson both believed what?
They both believed colonists should have a choice in their religious beliefs.
tariff
tax on goods something from another country