THE 13 ORIGINAL
COLONIES
ALL 13!!!!!
• New York
• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• New Jersey
• North Carolina
• Delaware
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New Hampshire
• South Carolina
• Georgia
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•How are the colonists
reasons for coming to
America, similar to those
of today’s immigrants?
GOVERNMENT IN ALL COLONIES
• All colonies settled with the permission of the King of
England
• King issued a charter to each colony
• Each colony developed a different form of
government
• Most elected members of their community to a general
assembly
• Governor which was appointed by the king
• Way more democratic than England but not all
colonists had a voice in the government
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New Hampshire
• Seeking religious freedom
• Farming was difficult
• Forests and Sea provide useful resources to make a living
MIDDLE COLONIES
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Delaware
• Farming and lumbering are huge in this
area
SOUTHERN COLONIES
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Climate ideal for growing cash crops
• plantations
MASSACHUSETTS
• Pilgrims led by William Bradford
• Puritans led by John Winthrop
• Puritans seeking escape from religious persecution
• Harsh winters and warm summers
• Sandy Coast with good ports, rich pastures, forests
• Crop and livestock farming, lumber, shops, shipping
• Puritan
• Self-governing with strong religious influence
RHODE ISLAND
• Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
• People seeking religious freedom
• Hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters
• Coastal lowlands; flat, rocky woodlands
• Farming – large cattle and dairy farms, small
independent farms – lumber, shipbuilding, fishing,
whaling, trade
• Various faiths
• Self governing
CONNECTICUT
• Thomas Hooker
• Puritans seeking a new settlement
• Cold winters, mild summers
• Forested hills, sea coast
• Farming – crops and livestock – ship building, fishing,
whaling
• Puritan
• Written Constitution – the Fundamental orders - self
governing
MIDDLE COLONIES
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Delaware
• Farming and lumbering are huge in this area
NEW YORK
• Dutch West India Company and James, Duke of York
• Dutch and English seeking new lives
• Cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers
• Wetlands along the coast and Hudson River; forested
mountains to the north
• Fur trapping, lumber, shipping, slave trade,
merchants, and tradesman, farming…
• Various faiths
• British appointed governor and council alternating
with elected assembly
PENNSYLVANIA
• William Penn
• English Quakers and other Europeans seeking
freedom and equality
• Cold winters and hot, humid summers
• Rolling hills, trees, and fertile soil
• Farming – crops and dairy – merchants and
tradesmen, lumber, shipbuilding
• Various faiths
• Self Governing
SOUTHERN COLONIES
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Climate ideal for growing cash crops
• plantations
MARYLAND
• Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
• Catholics and Protestants seeking religious and
political freedom
• Cold, rainy winters and hot, humid summers
• Low, fertile land surrounding the Chesapeake Bay
• Farming – crops, beef, dairy – lumber, shipping,
fishing, iron making
• Various faiths – particularly Catholic
• Self-governing
VIRGINIA
• Sir Walter Raleigh and the Virginia Company
• English landowners, skilled laborers and people
seeking profits
• Mild winters and hot, humid summers
• Coastal lowlands; wooded mountains
• Farming – plantations and small independent farms
• Church of England
• Self-Governing
N.C.
Displaced
former
indentured
servants
All other
southern
colonies
S.C.
Served as support
for the British
West Indies
NORTH CAROLINA VERSUS
SOUTH CAROLINA
•See the sheet you will paste
into your I.N. and read for
homework…
GEORGIA
• George II and James Edward Oglethrope
• Debtors from English prisons, Europeans seeking
religious freedom and cheap land
• Short, mild winters, and long, hot humid summers
• Wetlands and red-clay plains; forested mountains
• Farming – plantations – trade, skilled labor
• Various faiths
• Self-governing
FARMS
CITIES
• 18 out of 20 lived on farms
• 1 out of 20 lived in cities
• Very hard life
• Centered on the waterfront
• Single large room for a house –
everyone cooks, lives, and sleeps
together
• Docks, marketplace, shops
• Starts at sunrise and ends at dusk
• Cutting wood, feeding animals,
clearing land, tending crops,
building fences, making furniture
and tools, gathering eggs, spinning
thread, weaving cloth, sewing
clothes, making candles and soap,
cooking, cleaning, and caring for
babies
• Very noisy and smelly places
• Animals ran loose in the streets,
sewage ran all the time..
• City homes were close together –
built of wood with thatched roofs
• Fire was a constant danger due to
heating/cooking methods
MAGNA CARTA
• Colonists expected to get the same rights as English citizens
and wanted a voice in the government