The 13 Colonies PPT

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The Thirteen Colonies
REVIEW
US I
Mrs. Weindel
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When the Colonies were Founded
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Virginia (1607)
Massachusetts (1620)
New York (1626)
Maryland (1633)
Rhode Island (1636)
Connecticut (1636)
Delaware (1638)
New Hampshire (1638)
North Carolina (1653)
South Carolina (1663)
New Jersey (1664)
Pennsylvania (1682)
Georgia (1732)
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The New England Colonies
► Massachusetts
► Rhode
Island
► Connecticut
► New Hampshire
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The Middle Colonies
► New
York
► Delaware
► New Jersey
► Pennsylvania
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The Southern Colonies
► Virginia
► Maryland
► North
Carolina
► South Carolina
► Georgia
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Virginia
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Founded by the London
Company (John Smith).
Great place to grow
tobacco, wheat, and corn.
Named for England’s
Queen Elizabeth I.
(“Virgin Queen”)
Officially became a state
on June 25, 1788.
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Massachusetts
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Founded originally as two
different colonies: Plymouth
Colony in 1620 by the Pilgrims,
and Massachusetts Bay Colony
in 1630 by the Puritans. The
two colonies were united in
1691. (John Winthrop)
Great for fishing, growing corn,
and raising livestock.
Also, great place for lumbering
and shipbuilding.
Name came from a tribal word
meaning “large hill place.”
Officially became a state on
February 6, 1788.
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New York
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Founded by the Dutch West
India Company and was known
as “New Netherland.” It was
renamed in 1664 when the
English took control. (Peter
Minuit)
Area was great for shipbuilding
and iron works.
Also, a good place to grow
grain, rice, indigo, and wheat
and to raise cattle.
Named for the “Duke of York.”
Officially became a state on July
26, 1788.
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Maryland
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Land was granted to Lord
Baltimore.
Great land to grow corn,
wheat, rice, and indigo.
Also a good place for
shipbuilding and iron
works.
Named for “Queen
Henrietta Maria of
England.”
Officially became a state
on April 28, 1788.
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Rhode Island
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Settled by two different Massachusetts groups and was united in 1644.
(Roger Williams)
Rhode Island was a great place for raising livestock, dairy, and fishing.
It was also a good area for lumbering.
The name came from the Dutch, meaning “red island.”
Officially became a state on May 29, 1790.
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Connecticut
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Founded by settlers originally from Massachusetts and other colonies.
Was named New Haven Colony in 1638 and soon renamed
Connecticut. (Thomas Hooker)
Great land for growing wheat and corn and for catching fish.
Its name came from an Algonquin word, meaning “beside the long
tidal river.”
Officially became a state on February 6, 1788.
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Delaware
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Originally settled by the Swedes,
but taken over by the Dutch in
1655. Then England took
control in 1664. Finally, in
1682, the land was granted to
William Penn. (Peter Minuit)
Great area for fishing and
lumbering.
Named for the Delaware tribe
and an early governor of
Virginia, “Lord de la Warr.”
Officially became a state on
December 7, 1787.
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New Hampshire
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Originally part of Maine, but
became its own colony in 1629.
Then from 1641-1643, it
became part of Massachusetts.
Finally, in 1679 it became its
own colony again. (John
Wheelwright)
Great place to manufacture
textiles and for shipbuilding.
It also, had good land for
growing potatoes and the water
surrounding it was great for
fishing.
Named for the “county of
Hampshire in England.”
Officially became a state on
June 21, 1788.
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North Carolina
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Settled by members of the
other colonies. Granted a
private company in 1663
and divided into two
colonies in 1711.
Great place to grow indigo,
rice, and tobacco.
Name came from the Latin
word carolus, meaning
“Charles.”
Officially became a state
on November 21, 1789.
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South Carolina
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Originally part of the Carolina
Colony. Separated in 1711, and
became a Royal Providence in
1729.
Like North Carolina it had great
land for growing indigo, rice,
tobacco, and cotton.
South Carolina’s land could also
support the raising of cattle.
Like North Carolina, the name
came from the Latin word
carolus, meaning “Charles.”
Officially became a state on May
23, 1788.
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New Jersey
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Originally settled by the Dutch, but in 1644 it was taken
over by England.
Great place for ironworking and lumbering.
Named for the “Isle of Jersey in England.”
Officially became a state on December 18, 1787.
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Pennsylvania
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Settled by the Dutch and
Swedes, but England took
control in 1664. Then it was
granted to William Penn by
Charles II in 1681.
Great place to grow and raise
wheat, corn, cattle, and dairy.
Also known as a place for
papermaking, shipbuilding, and
textiles.
Named for William Penn and for
the Latin word sylvania,
meaning “forest.”
Officially became a state on
December 12, 1787.
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Georgia
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Granted a private company
by George II in 1732 and
was settled a year later in
Savannah. (James
Oglethorpe)
Great land for growing
indigo, rice, and sugar.
Named for England’s King
George II.
Officially became a state
on January 2, 1788.
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Students will Know…
► The
Original Thirteen Colonies and be able
to label them on a map
► When each colony was founded
► Who founded each colony
► The major crops/industry the colony was
known for
► When each colony became a state
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