1. UNIT 2: FACTORS THAT LED TO EXPANSION
LESSON 2.3: THE 13 COLONIES

2. focus
What did you learn yesterday about the colonies of : (collaborate w/ partner and write down responses in notes. 5 minutes)
Jamestown
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay.

3. Activating
How does geography affect what job you may have? (Write down your response in notes, be prepared to share with class. 5 minutes)

4. Frayer Model / Geography

5. The 13 Colonies

6. The Thirteen Colonies Divided into 3 sections: New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

7. Types of colonies Joint Stock Proprietary Royal
Colony started by many investors who fund the trip
Proprietary
When King chooses one person to run colony
Royal
Directly controlled by King
Self-governing (Charter)
Representative form of government

8. Reasons for coming Religious beliefs Puritans Church of England = bad
Wanted to reform to become more pure
Religious dissenters

9. Puritans- stay with church but just reform church Pilgrims- separate from church completely Puritans & Pilgrims are both dissenters, Pilgrims are just more extreme Puritans can’t change church from within, decide to separate from church completely!

10. AP 1 Collaborative groups:
1’s tell 2’s reasons people came to colonies.
2’s tell 1’s the difference between puritans and pilgrims.

11. The New England Colonies
Massachusetts (Maine)
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island

12. New England Economy
Ship Building, fishing, trading, self-sufficient farming.

13. Massachusetts - Founded by: Why? Puritans and Pilgrims
Religious Freedom

14. Rhode Island Founded by: Why? Roger Williams & Anne Hutchison
Escape religious intolerance of Puritans in Mass.
Important Info:
Religious freedom and separation of church and state.
Recognized rights of Native Americans

15. Connecticut
Founded by:
Thomas Hooker
Why?
Puritans expanded

16. New Hampshire Founded by: Why? John Wheelwright
Escape religious persecution from Puritans

17. AP 2

18. Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania

19. Middle Colonies Economy
“Bread basket of America”
Trade, and agriculture (grains)

20. Pennsylvania Why? Founded by: William Penn Quaker
Equality among men and women, non violence, and individual freedom, separation from church and state

21. Delaware
Founded by:
Dutch
Why?
Religious freedom & trade

22. New York Founded by: Why? Important Info: Trade Dutch
Hudson River lead to shipbuilding, farming, & trading (fur)

23. New Jersey
Founded by/Leader:
Dutch
Why?
Created from a piece of NY

24. AP 2

25. Southern Colonies MD VA
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. NC SC GA

26. Southern Colonies Economy
Tobacco / cotton and agriculture
Slavery

27. Maryland Founded by: Why? Lord Baltimore/John Calvert
For Roman Catholics
Tobacco

28. Virginia Founded by: Why? Important Info.:
The Virginia Company of London
Why?
Tobacco
Important Info.:
Jamestown

29. The Carolinas Founded by: Why? Important Info: The Lord Proprietors
Land wealth
NC: Tobacco, tar, pitch, and turpentine
SC: Tobacco, rice and indigo
Important Info:
separated in 1691

30. Georgia Important Info: Why? Founded by: Native American territory
James Oglethorpe
Why?
A refuge for debtors
Important Info:
Native American territory

31. Labor Shortages Indentured servants Slavery
Served for 7 years in exchange for passage to the colonies
Slavery
Brought Africans when Native Americans failed as slaves

32. How did the slaves get to America?
1. Triangle trade route
England Africa West Indies (America)
2. Middle Passage
Africa to America

33. AP 2

34. ACTIVITY
Use map on page 32 of text book to guide you in completing the map handout.
Make sure to label each colony
COLOR CODE THE NE, MIDDLE, AND SOUTHERN COLINES TO SHOW THE THREE DISTINCT REGIONS.
Draw an illustration that describes each region. (should have 3 illustrations)

35. Learning log Today I learned…………
IN YOUR JOURNAL, EXPLAIN THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OF THE 13 COLONIES IN REGARD TO ECONOMICS.