Why did Britain interfere with colonial government in the mid-1700’s? To raise money to pay its debts. To pay its war debts. Delegates met in Philadelphia 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation.

Dissenters wanted to come to the colonies to get away from the ideas that they disagreed with. Indentured Servants wanted to come to America so they would go to work as a servant for someone in the colonies until their debt for coming over was paid and then they would start a life of their own.

How did the writings of people like JOHN LOCKE lead colonists to resent the BRITISH GOVERNMENT? LOCKE wrote that governments should serve the people, whereas the COLONIST felt they were made to serve the BRITISH KING. How did GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES influence life in the colonies?

Geography caused some colonies to become centers of trade, and others to output huge amounts of crops. Geography controlled every detail of the colonies, as well as the rest of the world, and still does to this day. The Mid-Atlantic colonies used their large rivers, fertile soil and open plains for large scale farming.

Why did New England colonies rely heavily on trade for their economic activity? New England colonies had poor soil, but their forest were full of riches that could be exported through their ports. You just studied 41 terms!

In the New England Colonies trade, manufacturing, and fishing were common. Grain mills, sawmills, and shipbuilding were popular pursuits, and the harbors along the coast were excellent for promoting trade.

Throwing balls, a ring-toss game and foot races that could cover many miles were among the common pursuits. Slide Groat. Slide groat was another of the colonial New England games that people had to play on the sly.

Lacrosse

Colonial life was filled with work, but it wasn’t always hard or boring. Early Americans knew how to turn work into fun by singing or telling stories, having contests, or working together in spinning or quilting bees. Some liked to dance to fiddle and fife music. Noah Webster loved to dance and play the fife.

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• Boxing.
• Chess.
• Cotswold Games.
• Cricket.
• Curling.
• Football.
• Golf.
• Horse racing.

Baseball

Shooting and fishing contests were part of the colonial experince, as were running, boxing, and horse racing. Golf and tennis emerged in the 1800s.

All kinds of sports were very popular in the Sixteenth Century.

• Jousting. Jousting was popular.
• Tennis. Tennis is one of the oldest of all racquet sports.
• Football. Football was played differently than it is today.
• Hunting.
• Bear-baiting.
• Cock- fighting.
• Some sports in the Tudor times were banned!

Full of glitz, glamour and celebrities, jousting was the most prestigious sport in Tudor England. It was even quite common for a young King Henry VIII to take part in the larger competitions, with thousands of local folk turning out to cheer him on from the crowd.