13 COLONIES FOLDABLE ACTIVITY

13 Colonies Voting Rights Types of Colonies Middle Colonies New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

Only white males with land could vote Voting Rights

Charter Colony (CT, RI) – established by settlers with permission of King Proprietary (NY, DE, MD) – owner owned all land and ran the government Royal Colony (MA, NJ, NC, SC, GA, VA) – ruled directly by the King Types of Colonies

New England Colonies Colonies – MA, CT, RI, NH Climate – Long, cold winters thin, rocky soil Income – Shipbuilding, Lumber, Fishing Cash Crops – (None) Subsistence Farming Roger Williams – RI allowed religious tolerance New England Colonies

Middle Colonies Colonies – PA, NY, NJ, DE Climate – Milder climate, fertile soil Income – Small businesses, Farming Cash Crops – Tobacco, Wheat Lord Baltimore created MD as safe place for Catholics New York was a great trading center because of its harbor and it was close to the Atlantic Ocean William Penn created Pennsylvania as home for Quakers Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies Colonies – MD, VA, NC, SC, GA Climate – Warm climate; rich, fertile soil Income – Plantation Economy (slave labor) Cash Crops – Tobacco, Rice, Indigo General James Oglethorpe created city of Savannah for debtors and military forts to protect colonies from Spanish attacks As indentured servants became scarce, the need for more slaves increased Southern Colonies

Summary: What were the major economic factors from the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?