The Thirteen English Colonies
The New England Colonies
The fertile valleys, the forests, and supplied resources for New England’s mixed economy of farming,
lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding, and trade.
Colony
Founder
Reasons for Founding
Contributions to American
Ideals
Massachusetts
There were two colonies that came together to make up Massachusetts
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Plymouth
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Massachusetts
Bay Colony
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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The Middle Colonies
The rich soil of the Middle Colonies provided the foundation for an economy based of farming and livestock.
Trade was important to such port cities as Philadelphia and New York.
Originally settled by the Dutch… this caused problems for the English because it separated New England
Colonies from the Southern Colonies
Colony
Founder
Reasons for Founding
Contributions to
American Ideals
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New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
The Southern Colonies
The warm, wet climate of the Southern Colonies made this region ideal for growing cash crops such as
tobacco.
Colony
Founder
Reasons for Founding
Contributions to
American Ideals
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Virginia
Maryland
The Carolina’s
North and South
Georgia
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1. William Bradford – leader of Pilgrims/Separatists
2. Escape religious persecution in England and start a new life in America
3. The Mayflower Compact – the first written framework for self government in North America
4. John Winthrop – leader of the Puritans
5. Escape religious persecution in England and start a new life in America
6. “City on a Hill” – to be a light and model colony to all others to follow
7. John Mason/Puritans
8. Escape for those restricted by harsh religious and economic laws of Massachusetts Bay
9. Town Meetings = served as training grounds for democratic self government
10. Thomas Hooker
11. Escape for those restricted by harsh religious and economic laws of Massachusetts Bay
12. Fundamental orders of Connecticut = 1st written constitution in the colonies
13. Roger Williams
14. Anne Hutchinson
15. Both were banished from Massachusetts for not agreeing with Puritan Laws (Separation of Church and
State) and they believed that Indians should be treated with respect and paid for their land
16. Charter of Rhode Island – gave religious freedom to people of all faiths
17. The Dutch / Lord Berkley
18. Create industry / trade for profits
19. Economic and Religious diversity
20. The Dutch / Peter Minuit
21. Economic opportunity… trade and profit
22. Zenger Trial – trial of John Peter Zenger… established the right of freedom of press in the colonies
23. The Dutch…Lord De La Warr
24. Economic Opportunity… trade and profit
25. Economic and Religious diversity
26. William Penn
27. A safe haven for Quakers
28. Resolution of the German Mennonites – 1st public protest against slavery
29. John Smith
30. Virginia Company of London – Joint-stock company
31. To make money for the joint-stock company
32. Virginia House of Burgesses – 1st legislative body in the colonies
33. Lord Baltimore/George Calvert
34. Safe haven for Catholics
35. Act of Religious Toleration – granted religious freedom for Christians
36. Eight Lord Nobles
37. Economics profit through agricultural products such as rice and indigo
38. their constitution was written by John Locke – government should protect the rights of its citizens
(Social Contract Theory)
39. James Oglethorpe
40. Create a buffer zone from Spanish controlled Florida to protect the rich Carolinas
41. A new start for debtors in English prisons
42. 1st attempt to ban alcohol and slavery in the colonies