1. The Thirteen Colonies

2. New England Colonies Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut
New Hampshire

3. The People Religion Puritans
Church of England, “purified”, getting rid of all Catholic practices
Separatists
Did not believe the Church of England represented true faith.
Both were persecuted.

4. Separatists fled to Netherlands where they lived for twelve years.
Left for North America, became known as pilgrims (because they were taking a long journey).

5. The Mayflower
September 1620, 102 passengers set sail for North America. After 60 days of straying off course they landed on Cape Cod, what is today Massachusetts.
Mayflower Compact: An agreement to set up the colony’s government.
John Carver was the first governor.

7. Massachusetts Colony
“Great Migration”-Puritan’s escape persecution and bad relations in England. From over 20,000 Puritans left for Massachusetts.
John Winthrop: Set to build a model community; belief in duty, hard work, and education as part of their obedience to God.
Puritans thought that dancing and playing games would lead to laziness.

9. Puritan Intolerance leads to new colonies
Connecticut founded: 1635, Thomas Hooker
Believed men of all religions should take part in government
Rhode Island: 1636, Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
Believed people should not be fined for not attending church
New Hampshire: 1623
People who wanted to work in the fur trade industry with more freedom

10. The Middle Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

11. French and Dutch settle N. America
Manhattan Island becomes New Amsterdam in 1624
By 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York.

12. Middle Colonies divided up
Charles II gives part of the land to his brother the Duke of York.
The Duke of York splits up his land in two parts, New Jersey and New York.
Delaware would also come out of this land later on.

13. William Penn
The rest of the land is given to William Penn. This would become Pennsylvania.
Quakers: thought all people were equal, thus refusing to honor one person over another.

14. Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia

15. Maryland
Lord Baltimore: A roman catholic, wished to escape religious persecution.

16. Carolina Carolina becomes North Carolina and South Carolina.
King Charles II gave land to 8 lord proprietors in thanks for help in restoring his throne after civil war.
Named Carolina, from Carolus, or Latin for Charles.

17. Carolina cont..
The southern part of the colony grew more prosperous than the northern part. In 1712, the colony officially split into North and South Carolina.

18. Georgia Started by a group of Englishmen called the Georgia Trustees.
First leader, James Oglethorpe, arrived in with 35 families.
Officially becomes a royal colony in 1752
Vocab: Plantations: A large farm on which crops are grown for sale and on which the people who raise the crops live.

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20. 13 COLONIES CHARACTERISTICS
NEW ENGLAND MASSACHUSETTS _______________ RHODE ISLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDDLE NEW ________ NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA ____________
STARTED FOR _____________ FREEDOM
_____________ OR SEPARATISTS
_____________
COLD WINTERS/MILD SUMMERS
____________, SHIPPING,AND FISHING
ROCKY SOIL FOR POOR FARMING
_______________ TOLERATION (QUAKERS)
COLD ___________/ MILD SUMMERS
TRADERS, ________________
SOME FARMING…BETTER SOIL
RELIGIOUS
PILGRIMS
CONNECTICUT
PURITANS
MERCHANTS
YORK
RELIGIOUS
WINTERS
SHIPPING
DELAWARE

21. 13 COLONIES CHARACTERISTICS
SOUTHERN COLONIES MARYLAND ______________ NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA _____________
______________ COLONIES RELIGIOUS _____________ ____________ - GOOD GROWING SEASONS...______________ SOILS WARM SUMMERS/ _______ WINTERS
PROPRIETARY
TOLERATION
VIRGINIA
FARMING
FERTILE
GEORGIA
MILD