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New England Colonies – color gray Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island My Car Runs Noisy
Massachusetts - 1620 Founder: – John Winthrop Purpose: Religious Freedom, Separating from the Church of England (S e p a r a t i s t s) Government: Mayflower Compact (a social contract) Economy: Fishing, whaling, lumber Royal Colony Significant events: Great Migration
New Hampshire 1622 Founders: John Mason-NH Sir Ferdinando Gorges-Main 1647 Religion: Not significant Economy: Trading Royal - Taken by the crown in 1680 Significance: Was Maine and NH split it between the men
Connecticut - 1636 Founder: Thomas Hooker Religion: Puritans Economy: Fishing, whaling, and ship building. Planting was hard but they did have pumpkins, squash, ect Government: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (FoC) Significant: Pequot War and the King Philips War with the Wampanoag
Rhode Island - 1636 Founders: Roger Williams (Providence), Anne Hutchinson (Portsmouth) Government: Separation of church and state, tolerance for Quakers, Jews, any persecuted Economy: Merchants, fishing, craftsmen Significant: Religious freedom, Pure democracy
Middle Colonies – “Breadbasket” Color Yellow! New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Delaware No No, Puff Diddy!
New Jersey - 1665 Founders: Lord John Berkley & George Carteret (Duke of York had too much land to handle) Economy: Staple crops (wheat, barley, oats), furs Geography – good climate, rich land Reasons Founded: Freedom; Quakers Charter, then Royal - Crown run by 1702 Significant: Was part of NY first proprietary colony
New York - 1634 (Dutch), 1644 (English) Founders: Henry Hudson, Peter Minuit Expand Trade; taken by England in 1644 Economy: furs, trade, Reason founded: Religious Freedom – diverse! Royal Colony GeographyDutch/New Amesterdam
Pennsylvania - 1681 Founder: William Penn Reason: A home for the Quakers (pacifists) Religion: Quaker, but tolerant of others Proprietary Colony Penn – sylvania (Dutch) Wood land
Delaware - 1638 Founders: Swedish/Dutch/York/Penn Economy: Breadbasket colony – grew many crops, esp. wheat Founded: To Expand trade Religion: Not Significant Proprietary Colony – New Sweden Company
Southern Colonies – color red Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia My Very Nosy Students Gripe!
Maryland - 1632 Founder: Cecil Calvert Reason: Religious Freedom, Tolerant to Trinitarian Christians, Catholic Geography: rolling hills – good farmland Economy: agriculture (tobacco, rice, indigo – cash crops), wood, tar ,trade Charter Colony Significant: Toleration Act of 1649
Virginia - 1607 Founders: John Smith. John Rolfe Government: House of Burgesses Reason: Profit Geography: Good farmland Economy: Trade, Tobacco Significant: Bacon’s Rebellion
North & South Carolina 1663/ 1712 Founders: 8 families Proprietary then Royal Reason: Profit/Trade Geography: good farmland Economy: Trade/ Indigo (Blue Gold) Significant: Roanoke-1587
Georgia - 1732 Founders: James Oglethorpe Reason: Home for Debtors, Protect colonies from Spain Royal colony after 1752 Geography: Good farmland, hot summers Economy: Farming/trade Significant: No slaves, no alcohol