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Colonial Fair A Tour of the 13 Colonies
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New England Colonies Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode island
New Hampshire
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Climate and Geography Long cold winters Short growing season
Rocky Soil with Forest Coastline had many natural harbors
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Thomas Hooker created as a Religious Colony Rhode Island
Connecticut Thomas Hooker created as a Religious Colony Rhode Island Roger Williams created it for religious freedom Founders’ Purpose/Reason Massachusetts Created as a Religious colony for Pilgrims and Puritans Roger Williams
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Economy Shipbuilding Fishing and Whaling Furs Timber
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Religion Life centered around Puritan religious worship and the church “New England Way”
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Church’s were the most important buildings in New England…held town hall meetings and governments
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New York Pennsylvania Delaware New jersey Middle Colonies
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Climate and Geography fertile land forested
hot humid summers, cold winters
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Founders-Reasons New York: Pennsylvania:
Dutch (Peter “peg leg” Stuyvesant) created (New Amsterdam) for Economic wealth. Later taken by England by force and renamed New York William Penn Pennsylvania: William Penn / religious refuge for Quakers
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Trade / Business Lumber, Iron, Farming Economy
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Because of large amount of grain production, the Middle Colonies were collectively known as the…
Breadbasket Colonies
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Religion “Holy Experiment” -- religious toleration in Penn.
Open to various faiths and religions
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Southern Colonies Virginia Maryland North carolina South carolina
georgia Southern Colonies
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Climate and Geography Southern Colonies Fertile land
long growing season mild winters/ hot summers Climate and Geography
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The Carolina’s and Virginia
Proprietors: set up for economic gain Georgia Created by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors (social reasons) Founders- Purpose/Reasons Maryland Lord Baltimore set up as a refuge for Catholics
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Cash crops: tobacco , indigo , rice and cotton
Economy
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Plantation System played a key role in the southern economy
Plantation System played a key role in the southern economy. They used slaves as cheap source of labor Economy
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Religion Maryland Catholics settled in Maryland Southern Colonies
state-established Church of England and stayed loyal to British
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13 English Colonies
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