More Related Content Similar to The colonial experience Similar to The colonial experience (20) The colonial experience3. GOLD : Desire to find a trade route to India/Southeast Asia to break the Italian/Arab monopoly on the spice trade 6. GLORY : The desire for adventure, born out of the Renaissance 7. GOD : The desire to convert native “heathens” to Christianity 15. First attempt at colonization : Sir Walter Raleigh, The Lost Colony, in 1587 17. It would not be until 1733 when all 13 English Colonies were established 19. Colony – a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere 23. Agriculture was the primary economic activity in the southern colonies. 25. Indentured servants (agreed to work for planters in the colonies in exchange for passage to America) early members of the colonial workforce. 26. African slaves eventually became the primary source of plantation labor. 27. Wealthy planters dominated the South’s economic, social, and political life. 28. Women could not vote or own property . However, they were valuable sources of labor on farms and plantations. 30. Slaves were treated as property and forced to work for life without pay . 34. The House of Burgesses (1619) – 22 men met w/ governor to advise him; the beginnings of colonial self-government 35. The House of Burgesses was the first representative body in the New World 36. The House of Burgesses is an example of representative democracy (Indirect democracy) 51. The legacy of the Mayflower Compact in New England is town hall meetings 56. A diversified economy developed in New England. Rocky soil and cold temperatures limited farming . 57. Good harbors led to shipbuilding , fishing , and iron production (major industries) Industries growth of cities problems (sanitation, overcrowding, etc) 58. Merchants and business owners were the most powerful members of society. 59. The absence of large-scale agriculture meant fewer slaves were brought to the North Free blacks were common, but enjoyed fewer rights than whites 66. The colonists had no separate identity (the development of an “American” identity will come later)