The
Thirteen
Colonies
Warm-up “Quiz”
Everyone
thinks they can
name the 13 original
colonies… but can you?
Bets?
Gangnam Style
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeLnqJGh
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Table of Contents
 At
the beginning of every unit, you will
receive a blank table of contents sheet to
be filled out as the unit progresses. All
information for the table of contents will be
kept on the whiteboard in the left side of
the room.
Table of contents will be checked at the
end of the unit and counted as a grade
(this is one of the assignments that will not
be accepted late)
Essential Questions B & A
- At the start of every unit, the first paper added into
your table of contents will be the essential questions
for that unit.
- The “before” portion of the essential questions test
your prior knowledge of the topic. Respond to the
questions the best you can.
- The “after” portion of the essential questions are
used to assess how much you have learned from
the unit.
New England Colonies
- New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island
New England Colonies
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Society built around religion
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Large families
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Sabbath- no games, taverns, jokes, or drinking
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Sought religious freedom
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$$$- fishing, whaling, lumber,
-
ship building
Middle Colonies
 New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware
Middle Colonies
 Nicknamed
the Bread Basket Colonies
 On
average, people in these colonies ate
a pound of bread a day
 Thriving
economy for cash crops
 Wheat,
barley and rye
Southern Colonies
 Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia
Southern Colonies
 Strict
social structure
 Plantations
 Relied
on slavery
 Made
money for investors
 Farming
 Indigo
 Tobacco
 Rice
Silent Ball!
Quiz
 You
will have a quiz on this material on
September 17th or 18th
 You
will need to label each state, color
the regions, and write a key piece of
information for each region (ex: The
middle colonies were nicknamed the
Breadbasket colonies)
Interactive Vocabulary
Use
this time to get started on
your first interactive vocabulary
assignment