Download Civics Activity 1

Civics Activity 1
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Enlightenment: 33
 When English people began to settle
the Americas, they brought with them a
history of limited and representative
government. These were the ideas of a
cultural movement called the
enlightenment.
Monarch: 33
 Another name for a monarch is a King
or a Queen.
Legislature: 33
 Britain’s lawmaking body was called
Parliament.
Natural Rights: 34
 According to the enlightenment writer
John Locke everyone posses the rights
of life, liberty, and property.
Social Contract: 35
 A social contract is an agreement
among the people in a society. They
give up part of their freedom to a
government in exchange for protection.
Charter: 36
 A charter is a written document
granting land and authority to set up
colonial governments.
Joint Stock: 36
 A joint stock company was formed by
investors who owned the colony and
shared in future profits.
Proprietary Colony /
Royal Colony: 39
 A proprietary colony is one where an
owner or proprietor owns the land and
controls the government. In a Royal
colony the king rules and owns the
colony.
http://edwin.sjfc.edu/krickard/e-port2/stteach/colonialamer.htm
Northern Colonies (New England)
Colony
Industries
Massachusetts
Fish, lumber, rum, whaling,
shipbuilding, farming
New Hampshire
Fish, lumber, whaling, fur
trapping, shipbuilding,
farming
rum, shipbuilding, farming,
fish, whaling
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Fish, whaling, shipbuilding,
farming
Middle Colonies
Colony
Industries
New York
Shipbuilding, farming,
grain, cattle, lumber
Pennsylvania
Farming, ironworks
New Jersey
Farming, ironworks
Delaware
Farming, tobacco
Southern Colonies
Colony
Industries
Maryland
Farming, tobacco, cattle,
fishing
Farming, tobacco, cattle,
fishing
Farming, tobacco, naval
stores, rice and indigo
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Farming, rice and indigo,
naval stores
Georgia
Farming, rice and indigo,
naval stores, cattle