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The
Native
Peoples
The
New England
Colonies
The
Middle
Colonies
The
Southern
Colonies
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KEY QUESTIONS
They were farmers
 They lived in primeval
forests
 Each reservation had
their on council
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impact them?
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Number of Native Peoples living in North
America when the colonists arrived.
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each of the regions of the 13 Colonies here.
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England Colonies
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What are the reasons for the
founding of the original 13
colonies?
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How did the economy impact
the livelihood of the 13 original
colonies?
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How did the colonies govern
themselves?
Massachusetts
 Rhode Island
 Connecticut
 New Hampshire
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mild and short summers
 cold winters
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All of the systems of government in the New England
Colonies elected their own legislature, they were all
democratic, they all had a governor, governor's
court, and a court system. The government systems
used by the New England Colonies were Royal of
Charter.
John Winthrop
 Roger Williams
 Anne Hutchinson
 Thomas Hooker
 John Mason
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KEY QUESTIONS
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What are the reasons for the
founding of the original 13
colonies?
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How did the economy impact
the livelihood of the 13 original
colonies?
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They possessed great forests
New York
 Pennsylvania
 New Jersey
 Delaware
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For leadership and diversity
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mild climate with warm summers and mild
winters
fertile soil and land that was suited to farming
 the big food producing region that included
corn and wheat and livestock including beef
and pork. Other industries included the
production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, furs
and
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Natural Resources: Good farmland, timber, furs
and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important
natural resource
 the big food producing region that included
corn and wheat and livestock including beef
and pork. Other industries included the
production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, furs
and
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All of the systems of government in the Middle Colonies
elected their own legislature, they were all democratic, they
all had a governor, governor's court, and a court system.
Government in the Middle Colonies was mainly Proprietary,
but New York started as a Royal Colony. Definitions of both
of the government systems are as follows:
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Royal Government: The Royal Colonies were ruled directly by
the English monarchy
Propriety Government: The King granted land to people in
North America, who then formed Proprietary Colonies
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Peter Minuit
Peter Stuyvesant
Lord Berkeley
George Carteret
William Penn
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1626-New York Colony
Gov.- Royal
Religion- Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish
Major Towns- New York City and Albany
1638-Delaware Colony
Gov.-Proprietary
Religion-Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish
1664-New Jersey Colony
Gov.-Royal
Religion-Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish
1682-Pennsylvania Colony
Gov.-Proprietary
Religion-Catholics, Lutherans, Jewish, Quakers
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KEY QUESTIONS
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What are the reasons for the
founding of the original 13
colonies?
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How did the economy impact the
livelihood of the 13 original
colonies?
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How did the colonies govern
themselves?
Virginia
 Maryland
 North and South Carolina
 Georgia
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Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who
worked on the Slave Plantations. Plantations grew cotton,
tobacco, indigo (a purple dye), and other crops. Some of
the Southern plantations were massive and consisted of
the main house, slave quarters, a dairy, blacksmith's shop,
laundry, smokehouse and barns which made the
plantations to large degree, self-sufficient. Crops were
traded for items that could not be produced on the
plantations including farm tools, shoes, lace, and dishes.
hot and humid summers
 winters not difficult to survive
 warm climate
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Geography: The geography of the Southern
Colonies featured fertile soil, hilly coastal
plains, forests, long rivers and swamp areas
 Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo (dye), lumber,
furs, farm products
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Natural Resources: Fish, forests (timber) and
good agricultural land, farming was important.
Exported agricultural products to other
colonies
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All of the systems of government in the Southern
Colonies elected their own legislature, they were all
democratic, they all had a governor, governor's court,
and a court system. The systems of Government in the
Southern Colonies were either Royal or Proprietary.
John Smith
 George Calvert
 Lords Proprietors
 Charter of Carolina
 James Oglethorpe
 William Bradford
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1607-Virginia Colony
Gov.-Royal
Religion-Anglican and Baptist
1633-Maryland Colony
Gov.-Proprietary
Religion-Anglicans and Baptists
1663-South Carolina Colony
Gov.-Royal
Religion-Anglican and Baptist
1732-Georgia Colony
Gov.-Royal
Religion-Anglican and Baptist
1620-Plymouth Settlement(De-established 1691)
Gov.-Royal Charter
Religion-Puritan, Anglican, and Baptist
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New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
Middle
Colonies
Southern
Colonies
exported
agricultural
products and
natural
resources
built flour mills
manufacture
iron ore
products
agriculture and
developed the
plantations
exporting
tobacco,
cotton, corn,
vegetables,
grain, fruit and
livestock
New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
Middle
Colonies
•Bread Basket
Southern
Colonies
Slave
Plantations
New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
Middle
Colonies
•Bread Basket
Southern
Colonies
•Cash Crops
New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
•Cold Winters
Middle
Colonies
•Bread Basket
• warm
summers
and mild
winters
Southern
Colonies
•Cash Crops
• winters not
difficult to
survive
New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
•Cold Winters
Middle
Colonies
•Bread Basket
•Mild Winters
Southern
Colonies
•Cash Crops
• winters not
difficult to
survive
New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
•Cold Winters
Middle
Colonies
•Bread Basket
•Mild Winters
•Bread Basket
Southern
Colonies
•Cash Crops
•Mild Winters
• Slave
Plantations
New England
Colonies
•Fishing
community
•Cold Winters
Middle
Colonies
•Bread Basket
•Mild Winters
Southern
Colonies
•Cash Crops
•Mild Winters
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Adapted from The Original 13 Colonies Mrs. Joaquin’s class
PowerPoint template at SAISD.net. Kudos to her for
generously sharing the template.