A major historical era in U.S. History. The first English colonies

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The first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia. Powhatan Indians helped the colonists survive.
A major historical era in U.S. History
The Appalachian Mountains to the west served as the western boundary of all the colonies..
Powhatan Indians helped the colonists survive..
 Puritans settled in the New England colonies  Quakers settled in Pennsylvania  Catholics settled in Maryland.
 Virginia, New York, North Carolina were primarily founded on commerce/trade..
Each of these had specific economic, social, and political developments that were unique to the regions..
Lower population densities were found in the Southern colonies, where the fertile soils led to a more agrarian economy and large plantations..
The Dutch initially settled New York for economic gains..
Boston was the primary city in the New England colonies.
Philadelphia was the primary city in colonial Pennsylvania..
Rice, tobacco, and indigo were primary products..
Since the economy was agrarian, the slaves kept the plantation system profitable..
The largest percentage of slaves went to these Caribbean colonies..
In the political world of Colonial America, neither slaves nor free blacks were allowed to have the power of the vote.
 Religious groups were the first to establish self- governing communities..
The following contributed to the growth of representative government in the colonies:  Isolation of the communities  Long distance from British system  Familiarity with parliamentary system
Representative government did NOT develop as a temporary step until a monarchy could be established.
 The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were important to the development of democracy in the English colonies  It was a written constitution and is considered the first in the colonies.
 Representatives were elected by the people..
 He wrote Pennsylvania’s first constitution..
Founding Documents (in order):  Mayflower Compact-1620  Fundamental Orders of Connecticut-1639  Declaration of Independence-1776  Bill of Rights-1789
 The most growth was in the decade of  The colonies continued to grow to the west as more and more people came to the colonies.