 Editor
 leads discussions and gets ideas from all
members
 coordinates the Writer’s and Graphic
Designer’s work
 makes sure that all information is included
in the brochure
 assists the Writer to make all features of the
colony look positive
 helps Representative prepare
 Graphic Designer
 designs layout of the brochure
 creates visuals for the brochure
 works with the Writer to make sure
visuals match what is written
 makes sure brochure gets produced
on time
 helps Representative prepare
 Writer
 makes sure that all the information from
student handout 1.2A is included
 writes the brochure so that is easy to
understand and persuasive
 makes the colony sound appealing
 works with Graphic Designer to make sure
visuals match what is written
 helps Representative prepare
 Chamber of Commerce Representative
 displays and explains the group’s brochure
to the other student groups
 tries to convince them that your colony is
the best one
 understands the features well enough to be
able to answer questions
 assists the Writer
 assists the Graphic Designer
South Carolina
Georgia
eight Lords
Proprietors who
were friends of King
Charles II
founded by King
George II
set up by James
Oglethorpe
Maryland
Virginia
Lord Calvert
Sir Walter Raleigh proposed
first expedition (Roanoke)
Lord Baltimore
Founders
Virginia Company of London
John Smith brought success at
Jamestown
South Carolina
Georgia
investment to make
money
new start for
debtors who had
been imprisoned
Maryland
Virginia
Catholics could
practice their religion
investment to make
money
Reasons
Founded
South Carolina
Georgia
Europeans seeking
religious freedom
debtors
indentured
servants
Europeans seeking
religious freedom
and cheap land
African slaves
African slaves
Maryland
Virginia
Catholics and
Protestants who had
been persecuted
Europeans seeking
opportunity for cheap
land
People
African slaves
South Carolina
Georgia
mild winters, hot
summers
mild winters, hot
summers
swampy in the east,
wooded in the west
swampy in the east,
wooded in the west
Maryland
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay was
surrounded by fertile land
mild winters,
hot summers
colder winters, hot and humid
summers
swampy in
the east,
wooded in the
west
Climate and
Geography
South Carolina
Georgia
cash crops such as
tobacco, cotton,
indigo, and rice
cash crops such as
tobacco, cotton,
indigo, and rice
Maryland
Virginia
farms that raised
grain, tobacco, flax
cash crops such as
tobacco, cotton,
indigo, and rice
fishing
iron
Economy
South Carolina
Georgia
religious freedom
refuge for debtors
Maryland
WELCOME!
strong
history of
religious
toleration
Virginia
state-established
Church of England
Religion
South Carolina
Georgia
ruled by the King,
Parliament, and the
Lords Proprietors
landowners elected
representatives to
the Common House
of Assembly
Maryland
Free men who elected
representatives
representatives who
were loyal to Lord
Calvert
Government
Virginia
land owners elected
representatives to the
House of Burgesses
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Roger Williams
John Oldham
Thomas Hooker
Massachusetts
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
William Bradford
William Bradford
Founders
Rhode Island
Connecticut
escape religious
persecution in
Massachusetts
escape religious
persecution in
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
escape religious
persecution in
England
Reasons
Founded
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Europeans
Dutch and Swedish
Native Americans
Native Americans
Massachusetts
Separatists called
Pilgrims
Puritans
People
Native Americans
Rhode Island
Connecticut
red clay soil
hilly and forested
cold winters, short
but humid summers
cold winters, short
but humid summers
Massachusetts
fertile, but rocky
soil
heavily forested
Climate and
Geography
 bitter cold winters,
short but humid
summers
Rhode Island
Connecticut
cattle and dairy
farmers
cattle and dairy
farmers
subsistence farmers
subsistence farmers
shipping
shipping, fishing,
and whaling
Massachusetts
shipping
fur
cattle
Economy
lumber
Rhode Island
Connecticut
religious freedom
religious freedom
Massachusetts
Religion
lives centered
around religious
worship and the
church
Rhode Island
Connecticut
governor and
General Assembly
“Fundamental
Orders”- first written
constitution in
America
Massachusetts
Theocracy- laws of the colony
based on religious beliefs
ruled by ministers
Government
only white men in good standing
with the church could vote
New York
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Dutch settlers
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Henry Hudson
Founders
William Penn
New York
money
natural resources
Pennsylvania
escape religious
persecution in
England
Reasons
Founded
New York
Dutch patrons
called “Patroons”
mixed Europeans
indentured
servants
Pennsylvania
Quakers and other
religious groups
many nationalities
People
New York
fertile but rocky soil
wooded
hot, humid summers
and bitter winters
Pennsylvania
fertile land and
heavily forested
Climate and
Geography
hot humid summers,
cold winters
New York
Pennsylvania
farmers
farms
that produced

Because
of
large
amount
of
grain
merchants and
grains andwere
dairy cattle
production, the Middle Colonies
tradesmen
collectively known as the
merchants and
fur, lumber, shipping
tradesmen
lumber
Economy
New York
strong history of
religious toleration
Pennsylvania
strong history of
religious toleration
Religion
New York
governor appointed
by the King of England
Pennsylvania
political freedoms
and self-government
representative
assembly
Government