UNIT 2: FACTORS THAT LED TO EXPANSION LESSON 2.3: THE 13 COLONIES

focus What did you learn yesterday about the colonies of : (collaborate w/ partner and write down responses in notes. 5 minutes) Jamestown Plymouth Massachusetts Bay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTYOQ05oDOI

Activating How does geography affect what job you may have? (Write down your response in notes, be prepared to share with class. 5 minutes)

Frayer Model / Geography

The 13 Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies Divided into 3 sections: New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

Types of colonies Joint Stock Proprietary Royal Colony started by many investors who fund the trip Proprietary When King chooses one person to run colony Royal Directly controlled by King Self-governing (Charter) Representative form of government

Reasons for coming Religious beliefs Puritans Church of England = bad Wanted to reform to become more pure Religious dissenters

Puritans- stay with church but just reform church Pilgrims- separate from church completely Puritans & Pilgrims are both dissenters, Pilgrims are just more extreme Puritans can’t change church from within, decide to separate from church completely!

AP 1 Collaborative groups: 1’s tell 2’s reasons people came to colonies. 2’s tell 1’s the difference between puritans and pilgrims.

The New England Colonies Massachusetts (Maine) New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

New England Economy Ship Building, fishing, trading, self-sufficient farming.

Massachusetts - Founded by: Why? Puritans and Pilgrims Religious Freedom

Rhode Island Founded by: Why? Roger Williams & Anne Hutchison Escape religious intolerance of Puritans in Mass. Important Info: Religious freedom and separation of church and state. Recognized rights of Native Americans

Connecticut Founded by: Thomas Hooker Why? Puritans expanded

New Hampshire Founded by: Why? John Wheelwright Escape religious persecution from Puritans

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Middle Colonies New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania

Middle Colonies Economy “Bread basket of America” Trade, and agriculture (grains)

Pennsylvania Why? Founded by: William Penn Quaker Equality among men and women, non violence, and individual freedom, separation from church and state

Delaware Founded by: Dutch Why? Religious freedom & trade

New York Founded by: Why? Important Info: Trade Dutch Hudson River lead to shipbuilding, farming, & trading (fur)

New Jersey Founded by/Leader: Dutch Why? Created from a piece of NY

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Southern Colonies MD VA Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. NC SC GA

Southern Colonies Economy Tobacco / cotton and agriculture Slavery

Maryland Founded by: Why? Lord Baltimore/John Calvert For Roman Catholics Tobacco

Virginia Founded by: Why? Important Info.: The Virginia Company of London Why? Tobacco Important Info.: Jamestown

The Carolinas Founded by: Why? Important Info: The Lord Proprietors Land wealth NC: Tobacco, tar, pitch, and turpentine SC: Tobacco, rice and indigo Important Info: separated in 1691

Georgia Important Info: Why? Founded by: Native American territory James Oglethorpe Why? A refuge for debtors Important Info: Native American territory

Labor Shortages Indentured servants Slavery Served for 7 years in exchange for passage to the colonies Slavery Brought Africans when Native Americans failed as slaves

How did the slaves get to America? 1. Triangle trade route England Africa West Indies (America) 2. Middle Passage Africa to America

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ACTIVITY Use map on page 32 of text book to guide you in completing the map handout. Make sure to label each colony COLOR CODE THE NE, MIDDLE, AND SOUTHERN COLINES TO SHOW THE THREE DISTINCT REGIONS. Draw an illustration that describes each region. (should have 3 illustrations)

Learning log Today I learned………… IN YOUR JOURNAL, EXPLAIN THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OF THE 13 COLONIES IN REGARD TO ECONOMICS.