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- The middle colonies
- many different ethnicities and religions, far better soil for agriculture, larger farms than New England
- New France
- 15,000 people(very few), colonized north america
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Helps gets the ball rolling w/ philosophy, thought of the law of universal gravitation,first person to suggest that the laws of mathematics were universal.
- Indian America
- Native people that lived along atlantic coast, lost land to war or treaties, became involved in fur trade with european goods, pop declined due to euro diseases and warfare
- Great Awakening
- in british colonies, christian movement, an increase in people going to church. Many Africans converted to Christianity
- New England
- dominated by puritans, divided into 3 different regions due to their differences in economies, climate,religion, and culture.
- Backcountry
- far western regions of the 13 british colonies, most settlers(pioneers) were former indentured servants
- The South
- Most populated,Very racially diverse, produced tobacco, rice, indigo, and hemp.
- Northern New Spain
- far northern regions of spain, not well populated, mostly ranchers, subsistence farmers and missionaries colonized this area
- John Locke
- took newtons ideas and suggested humans live by certain universal ideas, suggested that governments should benefit everyone not just the governor. Belived god granted Life Liberty and Poverty
- The Enlightenment
- new understanding of science, economics, and politics. began because of sir isaac newton's ideas,