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13 Colonies
New England Colonies Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire
New England Climate and Physical Features Rocky Soils Short farming season Subsistence farming Bad farming conditions Great harbors for port Cities like Boston
New England Economic Comparative Advantage Commercial businesses ($$$) Fishing Shipping manufacturing
New England Why colonies were started Religious freedom Pilgrims, Puritans fled England for Massachusetts
The New England Colonies Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut
Rhode Island Founded: 1636 by Roger Williams and others, at Providence  Major Industry: Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)  Major Cities: Providence  Colony Named for: Dutch for "red island"  Became a State: May 29, 1790
Connecticut Founded: 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford  Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing)  Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven  Colony Named for: from an Algonquin word, quinnehtukqut, "beside the long tidal river"  Became a State: February 6, 1788
Massachusetts Founded: 1630 by John Winthrop and others, at Massachusetts Bay  Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding)  Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, Concord  Colony Named for: Massachusetts tribe (word means "large hill place")  Became a State: February 6, 1788
New Hampshire Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others  Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding)  Major Cities: Concord  Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England  Became a State: June 21, 1788
Middle Colonies Delaware Pennsylvania New York New Jersey
Middle Colonies Climate and Physical Features Good Soil Longer growing seasons than New England Ok Harbors
Middle Colonies Economic Comparative Advantage Known as the “Breadbasket” Grew crops like wheat and corn  Provided food for other colonies Some shipping and manufacturing
Middle Colonies Why colonies were started Religious Freedom Make money through trade (New York and New Jersey)
The Middle Colonies New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware
Delaware Founded: 1638 by Peter Minuit and others  Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)  Major Cities: Wilmington  Colony Named for: named for the Delaware tribe and for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la Warr Became a State: December 7, 1787
Pennsylvania Founded: 1682 by William Penn and others, at Philadelphia  Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, cattle, dairy), Manufacturing (textiles, papermaking, shipbuilding)  Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster, York  Colony Named for: William Penn and sylvania, Latin for "forest"  Became a State: December 12, 1787
New York Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island  Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat)  Major Cities: New York City, Albany  Colony Named for: Duke of York  Became a State: July 26, 1788
New Jersey Founded: 1664 by English colonists  Major Industry: Manufacturing (ironworking, lumbering)  Major Cities: Trenton, Princeton  Colony Named for: Isle of Jersey in England  Became a State: December 18, 1787
Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Southern Colonies Climate and Physical Features Great Soil Warm Weather Very long growing seasons Bad harbors
Southern Colonies Economic Comparative Advantage Focused on farming cash crops Large plantation farms for tobacco, cotton, and indigo Almost no shipping
Southern Colonies Why colonies were started Almost all were started to make money by growing cash crops Maryland was started for religious freedom Georgia A place for criminals/ debtors
Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Maryland Founded: 1633 by Lord Baltimore and others, at Baltimore  Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo)  Major Cities: Baltimore, Annapolis  Colony Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England  Became a State: April 28, 1788
Virginia Founded: 1607 by John Smith and others, at Jamestown  Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn)  Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond  Colony Named for: England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I  Became a State: June 25, 1788
North Carolina Founded: 1653 by Virginia colonists  Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)  Major Cities: Raleigh  Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England  Became a State: November 21, 1789
South Carolina Founded: 1663 by English colonists  Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle)  Major Cities: Charleston  Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England  Became a State: May 23, 1788
Georgia Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others  Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar)  Major Cities: Savannah  Colony Named for: England's King George II  Became a State: January 2, 1788
Reasons why the colonies began God – Religious Freedoms The Puritans and the Pilgrims fled from England to the colonies Glory – Wanted the fame of starting a new country Gold – People could make lots of money in the colonies especially on plantations
The Development of Democratic Ideas
Magna Carta-1215 1st document to limit power of English rulers Kings and queens must obey the law too! Major step toward constitutional government Where? - England
Colonial Government – 1600s The governor of colony represented King  Colonists voted for members of a legislature (assembly)
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Mayflower Compact - 1620 1st document to establish self-government, popular sovereignty and rule of law in the colonies Where? New England
New England Town Meetings - 1629 Meeting for townspeople to express themselves openly  Helped further direct democracy as self-government in the colonies One vote/one person Where? New England
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- 1639 1st written constitution in the American colonies Began a pattern of the colonists securing guaranteed rights.  constitution = a written plan for government Where? New England
Maryland Toleration Act - 1649 1st document to recogonize religious freedom in the colonies model for the 1st Amendment of the Constitution Where? Southern
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Governor William Berkeley agreed to keep settlers from taking Native American land. Nathaniel Bacon disagreed strongly and led attacks on colonial government Rebellion against an oppressive government Where? South
English Bill of Rights (1689) List of rights for the English citizens Where? England Discuss Today where can US citizens look to find rights that are given?
Peter Zenger Trial - 1734 First case to protect the idea of freedom of the press in the colonies Where? Middle
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Enlightenment Thinkers Ideas They argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society.
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13 Colonies: The Development of Self-Government in Early America

  • 2. New England Colonies Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire
  • 3. New England Climate and Physical Features Rocky Soils Short farming season Subsistence farming Bad farming conditions Great harbors for port Cities like Boston
  • 4. New England Economic Comparative Advantage Commercial businesses ($$$) Fishing Shipping manufacturing
  • 5. New England Why colonies were started Religious freedom Pilgrims, Puritans fled England for Massachusetts
  • 6. The New England Colonies Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut
  • 7. Rhode Island Founded: 1636 by Roger Williams and others, at Providence Major Industry: Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) Major Cities: Providence Colony Named for: Dutch for "red island" Became a State: May 29, 1790
  • 8. Connecticut Founded: 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing) Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven Colony Named for: from an Algonquin word, quinnehtukqut, "beside the long tidal river" Became a State: February 6, 1788
  • 9. Massachusetts Founded: 1630 by John Winthrop and others, at Massachusetts Bay Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding) Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, Concord Colony Named for: Massachusetts tribe (word means "large hill place") Became a State: February 6, 1788
  • 10. New Hampshire Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding) Major Cities: Concord Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England Became a State: June 21, 1788
  • 11. Middle Colonies Delaware Pennsylvania New York New Jersey
  • 12. Middle Colonies Climate and Physical Features Good Soil Longer growing seasons than New England Ok Harbors
  • 13. Middle Colonies Economic Comparative Advantage Known as the “Breadbasket” Grew crops like wheat and corn Provided food for other colonies Some shipping and manufacturing
  • 14. Middle Colonies Why colonies were started Religious Freedom Make money through trade (New York and New Jersey)
  • 15. The Middle Colonies New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware
  • 16. Delaware Founded: 1638 by Peter Minuit and others Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) Major Cities: Wilmington Colony Named for: named for the Delaware tribe and for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la Warr Became a State: December 7, 1787
  • 17. Pennsylvania Founded: 1682 by William Penn and others, at Philadelphia Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, cattle, dairy), Manufacturing (textiles, papermaking, shipbuilding) Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster, York Colony Named for: William Penn and sylvania, Latin for "forest" Became a State: December 12, 1787
  • 18. New York Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat) Major Cities: New York City, Albany Colony Named for: Duke of York Became a State: July 26, 1788
  • 19. New Jersey Founded: 1664 by English colonists Major Industry: Manufacturing (ironworking, lumbering) Major Cities: Trenton, Princeton Colony Named for: Isle of Jersey in England Became a State: December 18, 1787
  • 20. Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
  • 21. Southern Colonies Climate and Physical Features Great Soil Warm Weather Very long growing seasons Bad harbors
  • 22. Southern Colonies Economic Comparative Advantage Focused on farming cash crops Large plantation farms for tobacco, cotton, and indigo Almost no shipping
  • 23. Southern Colonies Why colonies were started Almost all were started to make money by growing cash crops Maryland was started for religious freedom Georgia A place for criminals/ debtors
  • 24. Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
  • 25. Maryland Founded: 1633 by Lord Baltimore and others, at Baltimore Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo) Major Cities: Baltimore, Annapolis Colony Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England Became a State: April 28, 1788
  • 26. Virginia Founded: 1607 by John Smith and others, at Jamestown Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn) Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond Colony Named for: England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I Became a State: June 25, 1788
  • 27. North Carolina Founded: 1653 by Virginia colonists Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco) Major Cities: Raleigh Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England Became a State: November 21, 1789
  • 28. South Carolina Founded: 1663 by English colonists Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle) Major Cities: Charleston Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England Became a State: May 23, 1788
  • 29. Georgia Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar) Major Cities: Savannah Colony Named for: England's King George II Became a State: January 2, 1788
  • 30. Reasons why the colonies began God – Religious Freedoms The Puritans and the Pilgrims fled from England to the colonies Glory – Wanted the fame of starting a new country Gold – People could make lots of money in the colonies especially on plantations
  • 31. The Development of Democratic Ideas
  • 32. Magna Carta-1215 1st document to limit power of English rulers Kings and queens must obey the law too! Major step toward constitutional government Where? - England
  • 33. Colonial Government – 1600s The governor of colony represented King Colonists voted for members of a legislature (assembly)
  • 34.
  • 35. Mayflower Compact - 1620 1st document to establish self-government, popular sovereignty and rule of law in the colonies Where? New England
  • 36. New England Town Meetings - 1629 Meeting for townspeople to express themselves openly Helped further direct democracy as self-government in the colonies One vote/one person Where? New England
  • 37. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- 1639 1st written constitution in the American colonies Began a pattern of the colonists securing guaranteed rights. constitution = a written plan for government Where? New England
  • 38. Maryland Toleration Act - 1649 1st document to recogonize religious freedom in the colonies model for the 1st Amendment of the Constitution Where? Southern
  • 39. Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Governor William Berkeley agreed to keep settlers from taking Native American land. Nathaniel Bacon disagreed strongly and led attacks on colonial government Rebellion against an oppressive government Where? South
  • 40. English Bill of Rights (1689) List of rights for the English citizens Where? England Discuss Today where can US citizens look to find rights that are given?
  • 41. Peter Zenger Trial - 1734 First case to protect the idea of freedom of the press in the colonies Where? Middle
  • 43. Enlightenment Thinkers Ideas They argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society.
  • 44.
  • 45.
  • 46. Life
  • 49. In order to have their “natural rights” protected, humans give up certain freedoms to Government
  • 50.
  • 51.
  • 52.
  • 53.