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The England colonial group consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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The people used practices like fishing, lumbering and subsistence farming to make a living in the new england colonies.

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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The people practiced religious freedom so there were many religions, the most predominant being; Puritan, Separatists, Quakers, and Anglicans.

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Even though it was not as bad as the southern colonies, the new england colonies still practiced slavery. It was more mild than most however because england did not have large plantations for slave labor and the demand was low. Also indentured slaves was a common practice in new england colonies. This just means that people who needed to pay off debt could willingly perform slave-like labor to pay. The punishments were often less cruel and slaves were allowed to learn trades and more.

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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Colonist-Native American relations worsened over the course of the 17th century, resulting in a bloody conflict known as the First Indian War, or King Philip’s War. In 1675, the government of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts executed three members of the Wampanoag people.

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Sir Edmund Andros (1637 - 1714) - governor of the new england colonies, he is the one who combined all of the different colonies into the new england group. This was in an effort to diminish colonial autonomy.

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Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) - the first significant female author in american colonies and first poet to write english verse in north america.

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The middle colonial group consisted of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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The middle colonies made a living by activities related to foresting industries like logging, milling, and shipbuilding, etc.

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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The religious groups of the middle colonies were the Quakers, Mennonites, Lutherans, Dutch Calvinists, and Presbyterians.

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Slavery in the middle colonies was very violent and harmful. The treatment of slaves was cruel and miserable. They wanted to instill fear in the slave population throughout the colonies to make them behave better and always stay.

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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They would trade food and gold with the native americans to create an agreement. The only conflicts with the middle colonies and native americans occurred because of the difference in faith and the native americans refused to conform with european principles.

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James Duke of York (1633-1701) - A Roman catholic who advocated for religious tolerance.

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The southern colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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The southern colonies made their money through agriculture.

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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The southern colonies mainly consisted of Anglicans and Catholics, but the religion was never fully solid; there were many different religions through the colonies.

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Slavery was the worst in the southern colonies than any other place in america. Slaves had no rights. They were treated cruelly and unjustly. There was a lot of slaves in this colony and many laws that signed away their rights and such.

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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The native americans were taken as slaves for the southern colonies and it was a very toxic relationship between the two groups.

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James Oglethorp (1696-1785) - the founder of the georgia colony

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The backcountry region was just any land west of the Appalachian border of the 13 colonies. This land had a lot of native american groups and was undeveloped by the english.

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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Economic Activity - how did people make a living?

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The backcountry economy was mainly agriculture, labor, and artisan skills. They learned trades like blacksmithing, woodwork, etc. These were things they could trade with other peoples of the colonies to gain what they needed.

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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Religious Groups - which different groups settled the colonies?

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Presbyterians and Native American beliefs were the only known religion to the backcountry area.

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Slavery - to what extent did it exist and spread? Did anyone oppose it yet?

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Many slaves tried to establish their own independant colonies in the appalachian area but failed to succeed. Slavery was pretty much sparse in this area because of how underpopulated it was.

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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Dealings with Native Americans - conflicts and agreements

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The native Americans belonged to this area so the people learned how to live among them and trade.