Agenda for 1/28

1. New England Colonies Quiz

2. Jamestown (1607) and the "Starving Time" (1609-1610)

• Jamestown Map
• Jamestown Island
• Jamestown Fort

3. Jamestown - The game!  

4. Southern Colonies:

 
A. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
 
B. Wealthy people from England and poor people from England
 
C. People lived (or worked) on large plantations (farms). Both white people and black people worked as slaves, but at about 7 years of work, white people would be free. Black workers (and their children) were slaves for life.
 
D.

• Climate/Geography: hot summers, mild winters. Prefect for farming and long growing season. Hot weather led to lots of disease.
• Religion: Most people were Anglican, a type of Christian.
• Economy: Farming: rice, indigo, sugar, most important - Tobacco