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Thirteen English
Colonies
Name:__________________
Mod: ____
Date of Exam:_______________________
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The English Colonies
The ____________________ can be divided into three regions
1. The ______________ Colonies (there were 4)
2. The
______________Colonies (there were 4)
3. The ____________________ Colonies (there were 5)
The New England Colonies
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2.
3.
4.
Who were the first people to settle in the New England Colonies? ____________
-Where did they settle in the Colonies? ____________________
-When did they settle in the Colony? ______________
-Why did they move to the Americas? ___________________
The Puritans
 In 1630 established _____________________________
 They wanted _________________ (did not want to separate but reform)
 They were led by ___________________
People would move outward from Massachusetts in the New England Colonies
Many settlers left Massachusetts to begin new colonies
 _____________ founded Rhode Island
 Other settlers moved to _____________ and _______________
Problems with New England
 The ________ and _______ made New England a difficult place to ______
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and
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________________
_________________
Prosper!!!
____________ Winters.
soil
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Season
and tightly knit towns allowed New England to
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Geography Skills Activity
The New England Colonies were among the first English settlements in North
America. Major Economic activities in the region included shipbuilding, fishing, and
fur trading. Look at the map on page and 83 and answer the questions below.
1.What crops could the New England colony have grown?____________________
2.What other items did they make or produce? ___________________________
3. Why do you think they did not grow more agricultural goods?
Because of problem in Massachusetts and issues with strict rule
Thomas HookerRoger WilliamsThe Puritans at War
The Puritans fought the _________________ for their land and won.
 Once they defeated the Native Americans who were trying to fight for
the right to keep their land they put the Native Americans into
_______________.
Life in New England Towns
Religion and Family
 Sabbath - (LAW)
 Men and women were separated
Government
 Town Meetings  15 crimes carried the _________________ including _______________.
Economy
 Poor area for farming because of geography and climate (Natives helped)
 Forests were full of ___________ , __________, and __________.
 Cities became major place for _________________.
 They also ____________ and hunted __________________.
Review questions
1.List the New England Colonies
2.What was the Geography and Climate like in the New England Colonies?
3.How did the Geography and Climate impact how the New England Colonies
survived?
4.Who were important people in the New England Colonies and what did they do?
5.Describe what it would be like to live in the New England Colonies
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THE Middle Colonies
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2.
3.
4.
New York was originally ______________________
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___________________ was the main port
 Rich Dutch land owners had huge estates along the _______________.
 In 1664, England took over the colony and renamed it New York
Pennsylvania was founded by ____________________ a Quaker
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Allowed _____________________
 Treated Native Americans ____________________
 ____________________ became an important Colonial city
The Middle Colonies
The _______________ and _______________ were well suited for famring
 The Soil was _______________.
 There were _____________ winters
 _________________, ________________, and ____________
were grown there in mass amounts
 Because of this the Middle colonies became known as the
“_____________________________________”
They also had _________________ who made ______________, __________,
_______________, _____________, and _______________.
Who moved to the Middle Colonies?
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THE MIDDLE COLONIES THRIVED AND PROSPERED!!!!
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Reading and Exploring The Middle Colonies
Read page 85 Middle Colonies and answer the following questions or complete the
sentences
1. Most people in the middle colonies were ________________
2. New York and Pennsylvania grew large quantities of _____________ which
were crops that _____________________________________________
3. _____________ and ______________ were busy ports in the middle
colonies. What did they ship? _________________________________
4. What types of industries did the Middle Colonies have?
5. Why were the middle colonies said to be diverse?
Look at map on page 83 and answer the following questions
1. What crops did the middle colonies grow?__________________________
2. What other products did the middle colonies make?
Review questions
1.List the Middle Colonies
2.What was the Geography and Climate like in the Middle Colonies?
3.How did the Geography and Climate impact how the Middle Colonies survived?
4.Who were important people in the Middle Colonies and what did they do?
5.Describe what it would be like to live in the Middle Colonies
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The Southern Colonies
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Mason Dixon LineMaryland
 _________________was established in 1633 by _________________
 He was a __________________ for Roman Catholics
 He tried to get women and servants to move to the new colony
Religious Tolerance
 Welcomed ____________ as well as _______________.
 However he latter feared persecution so he passed an Act of Toleration
which was
Bacons Rebellion
 Settlers kept moving to Maryland in hopes to get rich
 However the land by the water which was fertile was taken already
 Therefore settlers had to move more and more inland (where Native
Americans lived)
 There is several bloody clashes and the govt did not act
 ______________________ leads angry men and women to raid Native
American Villages with little regard to whether or not they were nice
Carolinas
 North Carolina South CarolinaRise of Plantations and Slavery
 Slaves who had produced goods in this type of climate helped the
settlers to produce ________________ and ________________.
 Used Native Americans until they died from Mistreatment and then they
looked to _______________ for Slaves.
 ____________________ were a MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION
Georgia
 Established by _______________ in 1733
 It was established to be a __________________________ and a
_________________________________.
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There were TWO ways of Life in the Southern Colonies
1. Tidewater Plantations (ON ATLANTIC COAST)
Southern Colonies experienced _________________________
Most profitable to raise ____________ and ____________ on large plantations
 Plantation Tidewater RegionTidewater Plantations had their own ____________ and ___________ picked up
crops and delivered goods directly to them
 Very few people actually owned large plantations but they set the
__________ for Southern living
 _______________ homes
 Which had ___________ and _____________
_________________ played a huge role in large plantations
2. The Backcountry South (Inland)
_______________ of Tidewater
 Thick ______________ and ____________ hills
 More ____________ meaning here they were more likely to treat each
others as equals
 Men tended to _______ fields of ____________, or garden crops like
_____________, _____________, ___________.
 Hunted
 Were ___________ sufficient.
 Families were ____________ because life was hard and they had to
work together.
Growth of Slavery
 The South had the warm climate, _______________, and __________
 _________________ and ____________ were grown
 ______________ and ________________ provided labor.
Slavery was enforced
Slave Codes- Slaves were considered ____________ not humans
-Slaves cleared land, worked crops, and tended to livestock
The Middle Passage was what the English sailors referred to the passage of slave
ships West Across the Atlantic.
Conditions on Ships
 Were horrible
 Slaves were __________ together on _____________.
 Only allowed above deck to ___________ and ___________ (2x/day)
 10% died on the way to America (disease and mistreatment)
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Total Deaths 2-3 million
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST ACTIVITY
New England
List them
Geography and
climate
How they made a
living
Important people
and what they did
Other important
facts
Middle
Southern
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Roots of Self Government
The ________________________ were closely tied to the “mother” England
England Regulates Trade
 Trade in the colonies was ruled by MERCANTILISM  The Colonies must ____________ the mother country
 The Colonies must ____________ products from England only
 The Colonies must ____________ products to England only
Navigation Acts
COLONIES RESENT MERCANTILLISM
 Could not trade with ____________________________________
 England was able to _____________________________
Each Colony had their OWN GOVERNMENT
 Each colony had a _____________________ legislature to write laws
 Each colony had a ___________________ to enforce laws
 All laws had to be _______________ by the “mother” England
The Colonists wanted more political freedom
Read Pages 92-95 and answer the following questions
1.What did the colonists believe the government must protect?_______________________________________
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2. The idea you described above first came from the _______________ document
3. What is a representative government? ____________________________________________________
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DO we have a representative government today? _____________________________________________
4. What was the English Parliament? ________________________________________________________
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5.What was the Glorious Revolution? ________________________________________________________
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6. What did the English Bill of rights say? _____________________________________________________
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7. There were three types of colonies set up in America by England define them
Charter ColonyProprietaryRoyal8. In general who was allowed to vote in the colonies? ______________________________________________
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9.What is Mercantillism? ___________________________________________________________________
10. What is an export? ____________________________________________________________________
11. What is an import? _____________________________________________________________________
12. How did the English follow a mercantilist policy? _______________________________________________
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13. What were the Navigation Acts? __________________________________________________________
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14. Predict what you think will happen in the future between the colonies and England.
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Life in The COLONIES
Colonial Society
 For the most part people had _______________ with some class differences
Gentry  Dressed in Latest Fashion
Middle Class They prospered because of the possibilities of the land
Indentured Servants Women
 Took care of the ______________, ____________, and ______________.
 Those who lived in the backcountry worked side by side with men
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 Those who lived in the Cities may have worked outside the home
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READING AND EXPLORING
Read pages 96-100 and answer the following questions.
1. What was the Great Awakening? __________________________________
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2. What was the impact of the Great Awakening on the Colonies? Explain_______
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3. Compare Education in three regions of the English Colonies
4. What was an apprentice?________________________________________
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5. Who was Peter Zenger? _______________________________________
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6. What is Enlightenment? How Does it Spread? ________________________
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7. Who was Benjamin Franklin? What did he do? ________________________
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8. What is Civic Virture? ___________________________________
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Expression through Writing
Directions: Pretend you are an English colonist and you are writing a letter to a
friend back in England. Use what your notes and the book to tell your friend
where you live, what its like where you live, what you do every day, and tell them
how your life might be different if you lived in one of the other regions of the
English colonies.
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