The 13 Colonies
By: Gabby
New England Colonies
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Southern Colonies
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Middle Colonies
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Who: London Company
Why: Founded from a desire to gain wealth and
to a lesser extent to convert the natives to
Christianity.
When:1609
Named for: King James the First
Major Cities: Jamestown
Massachusetts
Who: Separatists - Puritans
Why: Separatists in England fled to Holland in 1608
and then decided to find refuge in America where
they could create a home for themselves in the
Massachusetts Colony.
When:1620
Named for: Large Hill Place
Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem,
Lexington, Concord
New Hampshire
Who: John Wheelwright
Why: To create a fishing colony
When:1623
Named for: County of Hampshire in England
Major Cities: Concord
Maryland
Who: Lord Baltimore
Why: to create a refuge for Roman Catholics
When: 1634
Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England
Major Cities: Baltimore and Annapolis
Connecticut
Who: Thomas Hooker
Why: They were looking for more freedom and
financial opportunities
When: c. 1635
Named for: Beside the long tidal river
Major Cities: Hartford and New Haven
Rhode Island
Who: Roger Williams
Why: His beliefs in separation of church and
state and freedom of religion.
When: 1636
Named for: Red Island
Major Cities: Providence
Delaware
Who: Peter Minuit
Why: When Charles II, King of England gave his
brother James, the Duke of York, New Netherland,
he demanded and received its surrender.
When: 1638
Named for: named for an early governor of colonial
Virginia, Lord de la Warr
Major Cities: Wilmington
North Carolina
Who: Virginians
Why: King Charles II issued a royal charter to
eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia.
When: 1653
Named for: Charles I of England
Major Cities: Raleigh
South Carolina
Who: King Charles II
Why: In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter
to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia.
When: 1663
Named for: Charles I of England
Major Cities: Charleston
New Jersey
Who: Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
Why: Advertised and promised settlers many
benefits for colonizing including representative
government and freedom of religion
When: 1664
Named for: Isle of Jersey in England
Major Cities: Trenton and Princeton
New York
Who: Duke of York
Why: Received control of New Netherland.
When: 1664
Named for: Duke of York
Major Cities: New York City and Albany
Pennsylvania
Who: William Penn
Why: Land grant that was owed his deceased
Father
When: 1682
Named for: William Penn's father and sylvania
Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster, and York
Georgia
Who: James Oglethorpe
Why: Given a charter from King George II to
create a new colony.
When: 1732
Named for: England's King George II
Major Cities: Savannah
New England Colonies
Natural Resources: Fish, whales, trees and furs
Major Industries: Timber and lumber industries
Crops/Agriculture: Corn and grain
Middle Colonies
Natural Resources: Rich farm land, forests, and fish.
Major Industries: Iron, paper, and textiles
Crops/Agriculture: Wheat and other grains
Southern Colonies
Natural Resources: Timber
Major Industries: Plantation
Crops/Agriculture: Tobacco, rice, and indigo
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Homes
Religion
In colonial times most homes were
simply one big room. It was used for
sleeping, eating, cooking, and
working. The older children would
sleep in the attics while the grownups and babies slept in the large
room. The babies slept in cradles
close to the fire. Bags filled with
scratchy straw were used for
mattresses in the attic. Mothers and
fathers slept in a jack-bed. They
could not sleep stretched out
because the bed was short to save
space and it was not long enough to
lay straight.
The colonies had religious services.
Each of the colonies had different
beliefs about what people should
learn in those services. Most of the
New England colonists were Puritans
and they led very strict lives. They
would meet in a meetinghouse. It
was a large building in the center of
the town and was used for meetings
as well as church services. The
Middle colonists were a mixture of
religions, including Quakers,
Catholics, and Jews. The Southern
colonies also had a mixture of
religions including Baptist and
Anglicans.
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Education
Fun & Games
At school they were taught to read,
write, and do some arithmetic,
which is like math. They needed to
learn this because then they can
read the bible, write letters to
people and keep track of their
amount of money. Their town was
considered lucky to have a
schoolhouse because most towns
didn’t have one. If they didn’t have a
school their parents would teach
them some things. Then they would
probably have the same job that
their father has when they grow up.
In the colonial days everyone was
very busy, but there was still time for
games and recreation. Children
would play games to help them with
skills like running, jumping and
throwing. All of their games were
made from things they had because
there were no factories or stores that
made toys. In the colonial days there
were many children in a family, so
the boys and girls always had lots of
playmates.
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Food
Clothing
Sweets and desserts were something the
colonists loved. Usually pies, cobblers, and
cakes were served at the end of a meal. If
there wasn't enough time to make a pie,
Apple Tansy was served. This sugary
dessert was made from apples covered
with a sauce made of beaten eggs, cream,
nutmeg, and sugar. The colonists also went
wild over ice cream, a favorite dessert.
The colonial people liked bright-colored
clothing. Yellow, red, purple, and blue were
their favorite colors. Thread was dyed with
poke berries and it was used to make red
capes for woman ands girls. Woman and
girls would keep their hair covered all the
time. They wore mob caps. Boys had long
hair and an odd fashion craze was the wig
for men. The wigs were human hair, goat
hair, or horse hair. If a person was really
poor, his wig was made out of thread. The
wig would fit very tight on the head and the
worst thing for a man would be that he
"flipped his wig" or the best thing would be
to be known as a "big wig" because that
meant that the man was wealthy.
This a blacksmith, he makes horse shoes
.
This is a milliner, she makes cloths
.
This is a shoemaker, he makes shoes
.