Bell Ringers - Chapter 2 On page 67, who founded the “City on a Hill”? How many people left England for America in the Great Migration? What colony bought the colony of Maine? What colony was once New Amsterdam but was renamed after being taken by the Duke of York? What 2 colonies were owned by William Penn? Capt. John Mason started the colony of_____.

Using ½ sheets of paper cut long-ways… Stack up all 7 sheets. Spread them out on top of each other leaving about a half inch of each sheet exposed.

Now fold it in half so that you have 14 pages (or tabs) and staple on the crease. The title goes on the top page. Each colony’s name goes on the tiny tab sticking out Information about the colony goes above it

The Thirteen American Colonies Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut

The 13 American Colonies

Massachusetts 1630 John Winthrop Puritans were run out of England 17 ships sailed with 900 Puritans By 1643, 20,000 settlers had come to Mass.

Rhode Island 1644 Started by Puritans unhappy with Massachusetts – Anne Hutchison, Roger Williams Newport, Warwick, Providence, and Portsmouth combined to form R.I. Based on total separation of church and state

Connecticut 1636 Thomas Hooker Frustrated with the political system of Mass., Hooker started his own colony Hooker wanted every man to be able to vote Defeated Pequot Indians in a war

New Hampshire 1679 Captain John Mason Split off from Massachusetts Part of King Philip’s War Indians wiped out and scattered

New York 1614 (Dutch) 1664 (English) Duke of York Dutch bought Manhattan Island for $24 in trinkets Dutch used island to smuggle goods to English colonies Duke of York captured island with 4 warships without firing a shot

New Jersey 1664 Duke of York Granted land to allies for helping conquer New York Named in honor of Sir George Carter from the Isle of Jersey Offered generous land grants, religious freedom, and the right to vote to attract settlers

Pennsylvania 1680 William Penn King owed him massive $$. Penn was a Quaker – an outlawed religion Land in America given instead of cash Penn called his colony the “Holy Experiment”

Delaware 1682 William Penn Penn became so wealthy from his Pennsylvania colony that he bought land from the Duke of York for his personal use Named Delaware after the local Indians

Maryland 1632 Lord Baltimore Started as a refuge for Catholics Most settlers were Protestant Baltimore owned this proprietary colony and could rule it as he wished

Virginia 1606 Virginia Company Jamestown established to make money. Land around it was named Virginia Of 200 settlers arriving in 1608, 53 survived the first year Tobacco later made it the wealthiest colony in America

North Carolina 1650’s Started by farmers moving into the area Granted a charter to form a colony so they could export their crops better No good harbor for ships kept colony small Small, scattered population

South Carolina 1670 Settlers named colony Charles Town after King Charles Planned to grow sugar cane for $$ Economy based on exports of deer skins and Indians as slaves Slaves from west Africa introduced rice

Georgia 1720’s James Oglethorpe Established as a refuge for the poor and to keep prisoners from England Served as a buffer between English colonies and Spanish in Florida and Indians Slavery originally outlawed