2. Northeast Middle Southern Colonies Economy Family Life (New England)
(Chesapeake)
(Mid-Atlantic)
Southern

3. Colonies Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Northeast
(New England)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Middle
(Chesapeake)
(Mid-Atlantic)
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Southern
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

4. Economy Northeast Middle Southern -Rocky soil, but good harbors
(New England)
-Rocky soil, but good harbors
-Provided own labor (farming)
-Traded with middle colonies (manufactured goods for raw goods)
Middle
(Chesapeake)
(Mid-Atlantic)
-Some farming
-traded with northern colonies (raw goods for manufactured goods)
Southern
-Traded with England
-Plantations, few cities
-Cash crops: Tobacco, rice, indigo

5. Family Life -Mostly Puritan -large families -More religious freedom
Northeast
(New England)
-Mostly Puritan
-large families
Middle
(Chesapeake)
(Mid-Atlantic)
-More religious freedom
-Mostly Quaker
Southern
-Religion not as emphasized
-High death rate (warm, humid climate)

6. Founding of the Colonies

7. Virginia (1607) Founded by John Smith & The Virginia Company of London
Purpose: For Trading and goods (gold)

8. Massachusetts (1620) John Winthrop
Colonial governor and leader when colony was founded
Mostly “Puritans”
Help to establish the New England Way (opposite of separation of church and state)

9. Massachusetts
Sought religious freedom from England, had been treated poorly
Established by Puritans who wanted to reform the Church of England, get rid of Catholic influence, and set up a role model colony in America
Annexed area that is now Maine
Strictly religious…strict punishment

10. Massachusetts Plymouth: Mayflower Compact (Direct Democracy)
Salem: Witch Trials

11. New York (1626) Was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam
Included Manhattan Island which was bought from the Native Americans for $24!
Renamed New York after the land was given from King Charles II to his brother, the Duke of York, who later became King himself

12. Maryland (1633) Founder: George Calvert, “Lord Baltimore”
Was to be a refuge for Roman Catholics
Named for Henrietta Maria Catholic Wife of Charles I

13. Rhode Island (1636) Roger Williams
Thought there should be a separation between church and state
He and his followers were banished from Massachusetts

14. Rhode Island
Founded to give people a place where they could have true religious freedom

15. Connecticut (1636)
Founded because a large group of people had religious differences with the Puritan religion
Many also wanted more farmland

16. Connecticut Thomas Hooker led the founding of the colony
Influential in creating and the adoption of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut…first written plan of gov’t in the colonies (Mayflower Compact was a “governing document”)

17. Delaware (1638) Originally settled by the Dutch and Swedish
Once considered part of Pennsylvania… until the American Revolution

18. New Hampshire (1638)
Founded by John Wheelwright who had been expelled for criticizing Puritan teachings

19. The Carolinas (N:1653, S:1663)
Charles II wanted a colony between Virginia and Florida for protection against Spanish
Gave land to some of his supporters to establish that colony
NC was mostly small farmers
SC was mostly rice plantations
Charleston = Charles Town

20. New Jersey (1664) Offered religious freedom
Originally owned by Duke of York, given to Lord Berkley

21. Pennsylvania (1682)
Charles II repaid a debt by granting land to the Penn family
Founder: William Penn also “owned” Delaware
Mostly Quaker

22. Pennsylvania
Was a Quaker haven
Poor immigrants settled there as well

23. Georgia (1732) Social experiment by James Oglethorpe
Was to be a place for poor to get a new start. Refuge for those in debt instead of prison
Buffer between Spanish Florida and Carolinas
Initially didn’t allow slavery

24. French Claims
Quebec: Fur trading
New Orleans : Port for trading

25. French Claims Founded New Orleans and used it as a trading port
Built forts along the MS River

26. French Claims Settlement in Quebec & other parts of Canada
Settlers mostly fur traders.
Given to British after French and Indian War was lost
Why people still speak French there today

27. Postcards (30 points EC on quiz) - Choose 2 of the original 13 colonies and create a postcard for each Include: * Date founded * Name of founder * Reason founded * Picture of colony (see map on screen)

28. Define these terms… (Beginning of #5!)
Mercantilism
The Navigation Acts
Triangular Trade*
The Middle Passage*
The Half-Way Covenant*
The New England Way
The Enlightenment (Also, John Locke and Ben Franklin’s role)
The Great Awakening