Mr. G's 8th Grade Social Studies
Welcome! I am Blake Grosch. I have a wonderful wife and 3 children. I am excited and nervous as I embark on my 7th year at WBMS. This is my 10th year teaching, and I have lived in this area most of my life. I have several beagles, 2 poodles, and enjoy the outdoors as often as possible. Let us all work together to have a great school year.
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Colony |
Founders |
Political |
Region |
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Jamestown, Virginia (1609) |
John Smith/Virginia Company/stock |
House of Burgess/$$$ |
South: tobacco - John Rolfe |
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Plymouth, Mass (1620) |
Pilgrims/William Bradford |
Mayflower Compact |
New England: lumber, fish, shipping |
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Massachusetts Bay (1629) |
Puritans/John Winthrop |
Religious Freedom/Salem Witch Trails |
New England |
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Rhode Island (1631) |
Roger Williams |
Separation of Church and State |
New England |
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Connecticut (1636) |
Thomas Hooker |
All free men can vote |
New England |
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New Netherlands (1621) /New York (1665) |
Dutch West India Company |
Diversity/Beaver Fur |
Middle: Breadbasket, shipping, fish |
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Pennsylvania (1681) |
William Penn |
Quakers- equality |
Middle: Grain/wheat |
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Georgia (1732) |
James Oglethorpe |
Debtors/buffer |
South: Cash crops rice, indigo, cotton |
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