Turn your Colonies Flip Book over to the back Turn your Colonies Flip Book over to the back. Using your pencil, divide the back into four equal squares.

Title each square as follows: New England Colonies’ Economy Middle Colonies’ Economy Southern Colonies’ Economy Royal Colonies (Government)

Middle Colonies’ Economy Plantations grew grain and wheat to export Small Family Farms

Southern Colonies’ Economy Plantations grew cotton, tobacco, and rice to export The Plantation System used slavery to make a larger profit

Some small family farms

Royal Colonies (Government) 1. King appoints Governor 2. King appoints Council to advise the governor 3. Colonists elect assembly but it has limited power

Front of Foldable Labels 1st Label Your name 1st Label 13 Colonies (title of foldable) 2nd Label 1620 Massachusetts (New England Colonies) 3rd Label 1644 Rhode Island 4th Label 1636 Connecticut 5th Label New Hampshire

Front of Foldable Labels 6th Label Pennsylvania 1681 (Middle Colonies) 7th Label New Jersey 8th Label 1613 New York 9th Label 1776 Delaware 10th Label Virginia 1607 (Southern Colonies) 11th Label 1634 Maryland 12th Label 1670 North Carolina 13th Label 1670 South Carolina 14th Label 1733 Georgia

New England Colonies

New England Colonies’ Economy Small family farms Small businesses Fishing Lumber

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Founded by: The Pilgrims (Plymouth) & Puritans (MA Bay) Founded for: Religious freedom

The Mayflower Compact (1620) Government: The Mayflower Compact (1620) Began town meetings & democracy Only Puritan church members could vote Massachusetts

Rhode Island Founded by: Rev. Roger Williams Founded for: Religious freedom

Had freedom of religion Government: Had freedom of religion Separation of church & state Dealt fairly with Native Americans Rhode Island

Connecticut Founded by: Rev. Thomas Hooker “Father of American Democracy”

Founded because: Hooker and his followers thought the Puritan leaders had too much power. Connecticut

Government: Connecticut Hooker wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut as a government (1639) (first written constitution in the colonies) F.O.C. said that ALL men could vote (not just church members)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Founded by: People who were banished from the Massachusetts colony Founded because: They wanted to get away from strict Puritan rule in MA Bay

Part of Massachusetts first, and then became a Royal Colony Government: Part of Massachusetts first, and then became a Royal Colony New Hampshire

“The Breadbasket Colonies” Middle Colonies “The Breadbasket Colonies”

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Founded By: William Penn & the Quakers Founded for: Freedom of religion for Quakers

Had freedom of religion Government: Had freedom of religion Said the government should care for the poor Pennsylvania

The Quakers were against the slave system that was growing in the Southern colonies. Pennsylvania

New Jersey Founded By: 2 Lords Proprietor Founded to: make money

New Jersey Economy: Fur trade Farming Government: Royal Colony

New York

New York Founded by: The Dutch & called New Netherlands (colony) and New Amsterdam (New York City) Won by England and re-named for the King’s brother, the Duke of York.

New York Founded to: Make money

New York Economy: Fur trade Farming wheat Government: Royal Colony

Delaware

Delaware Originally part of New York Then sold to Pennsylvania Finally became itself in 1776

Southern Colonies

Virginia The English at Jamestown in 1607 Founded by: Founded to: Make Money

Had the first representative assembly, The Virginia House of Burgesses Government: Had the first representative assembly, The Virginia House of Burgesses

Maryland Founded by: Cecilius Calvert, also called Lord Baltimore Founded for: Religious freedom for Catholics

Government: Proprietary Colony Maryland Proprietary Colony First written protection of freedom of religion with the Toleration Act of 1649

North & South Carolina 8 Lords Proprietor Founded by: Founded to: make money North Carolina South Carolina

North Carolina - small family farms Economy: N&S Carolina North Carolina - small family farms South Carolina – rice plantations Government: Royal Colony

Georgia James Oglethorp Founded by: Be a safe place for debtors to start over Founded to:

Government: Royal Colony Georgia Government: Royal Colony