1. Take out your BINDER, and ALL worksheets for this class.
Bell Ringer Date: September 13th, 2016
Take out your BINDER, and ALL worksheets for this class.
Pull B4 (The New England Colonies), B5 (The Middle Colonies), and & B6 (The Southern Colonies).

2. Original 13 Colonies

3. The _________Colonies
Directions: YOU SHOULD HAVE OUT B4, B5, & B6.
The _________Colonies B?
Geography / Climate
Religion
Geography / Climate
Occupations
Social Patterns
Religion
Occupations
Social Patterns

4. The Colonies
Each colony was unique in it’s characteristics. However, they are grouped together based on location, reasons they were founded, and what types of industries they had.
New England Colonies
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Middle Colonies
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

5. New England Colonies (B4)

6. New England Colonies (B4)
WHY? The settlers here wanted to keep their family together and practice their own religions.
They were used to doing many things themselves and not depending on other people for much.
Some were looking for economic opportunities. Some starting fishing settlements

7. New England Colonies (B4)
Geography
People in New England towns lived, worked, and worshiped close together.
People used a barter system instead of money. This means to trade goods.
The meetinghouse was the most important building in the town.

8. New England Colonies (B4)
Social Patterns
Women and girls spent hours cooking and preparing food.
The men would hunt and work in the fields. They also made their own tools.

9. New England Colonies (B4)
Occupations
-farming and fishing communities
-made their own clothes and shoes
-corn and wheat grew in large numbers and much was shipped to England
-Boston was the major New England port.

10. New England Colonies (B4)
By 1750, busy cities cropped up around the New England colonies.
Some colonists lived in small towns surrounded by farm land outside of the big cities.

11. Middle Colonies (B5)

12. Middle Colonies (B5)
The settlers here were looking to practice their own religion or to make money.
Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards.

13. Middle Colonies (B5) Geography
-Sometimes called the “The Bread Basket” colonies because they grew so many crops for making bread.
-In addition to the lush land for growing crops, there were several large harbors.
- Germans built the Conestoga wagon here

14. Middle Colonies (B5) Religion
-Believed all people were equal
-Refused to swear loyalty to the king or queen
-Refused to participate in war
-Came to the Americas for refuge and worship
-Lived in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

15. Middle Colonies (B5) Social Patterns
-Settlers that lived here came from many different places and backgrounds.
-Dutch, Swedish, French, Belgian, English, and more! Many lived in Philadelphia

16. Middle Colonies (B5) Occupations
-These Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial
-Wheat and other grains were grown
-Factories produced iron, paper and textiles
-Trading goods with England was common

17. Directions: Set up your paper like so please (IF YOU DON’T HAVE B6
The Southern Colonies B6
Geography / Climate
Occupations
Geography / Climate
Social Patterns
Occupations
Social Patterns

18. Southern Colonies (B6)

19. Southern Colonies (B6) Geography
The settlers here, for the most part, wanted to make money.
Land was good for growing with long summers.
But their main reason for being here was to make the good money.

20. Southern Colonies (B6) Occupations -almost entirely agricultural
-a large part of the workforce was African slaves
-plantations grew tobacco, rice, and indigo

21. Southern Colonies (B6) Social Patterns -Slavery was legal
-Children born to slaves became slave themselves
-Sometimes families were broken apart and sold to other plantation owners
-Enslaved people were often abused or beaten

22. Chapter Summary Section 1: The First English Settlements
The English established colonies in North America to enrich England. Colonists came for religious freedom, land, and economic opportunities. With the help of Native Americans, Jamestown and Plymouth managed to survive. Virginia’s elected lawmaking body marked the start of representative government in North America.

23. Chapter Summary (continued)
Section 2: The New England Colonies
In New England, many colonies were established by people who were exiled from existing colonies because of their religious beliefs. The Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their intolerance for others’ beliefs spurred the creation of colonies in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.

24. Chapter Summary (continued)
Section 3: The Middle Colonies
The diverse Middle Colonies were established for religious or political reasons. New York began as the Dutch colony of New Netherland, but England soon conquered and renamed it. Part of New York split off and became New Jersey. The Quakers founded Pennsylvania as a place for people of different religions to live together in peace.

25. Chapter Summary (continued)
Section 4: The Southern Colonies
The plantation system, religion, and relations with Native Americans all had a strong influence on the formation of the Southern Colonies. Maryland was established as a refuge for Catholics, while Georgia was established to keep the Spanish in Florida. Life on plantations differed greatly from life in the backcountry.

26. Chapter 3 Project
Directions: Suppose you are an English colonist in the early 1700s. On a piece of computer paper, create a pamphlet encouraging someone from Europe to come to your colony. Your pamphlet must include the following…

27. YOU WILL ALSO USE B3 (THE MAP) WHEN I RETURN IT TOMORROW!
1st – Choose 1 underlined COLONY
New England Colonies
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
USE B4
Middle Colonies
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
USE B5
Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
USE B6
YOU WILL ALSO USE B3 (THE MAP) WHEN I RETURN IT TOMORROW!

28. Your Pamphlet Must Have…
• Front page greeting for your colony
• Two inside pages describing the government, religion, social patterns, and occupations of that region
• One inside page explaining why your colony is better than the other regions
• Three colorful illustrations showing some of the region’s best features or a scene from what life was like during that time in your region.