1. Thirteen Colonies

2. New England Colonies 1. Massachusetts 1620 2. Connecticut 1635
3. Rhode Island 1636
4. New Hampshire 1638

4. Reasons settled
1. Religious freedom
2. Trade

5. Climate
Bitter cold winters
Short growing seasons

6. Soil
Hard, rocky soil
Subsistence Farming: farmers can barely grow enough crops to feed their families.

7. Major Products to make $
1.Industry
2. Shipbuilding
3. Fishing/Whaling

8. Famous People/Events Pilgrims William Bradford Thanksgiving
Puritans wanted to change from the Church of England

10. Details
Mayflower Compact 1620-signed by Pilgrims- promised to follow laws and rules for good of the colony. Basis for our government.
Salem Witch Trials 1692

11. Middle Colonies 1. New York 1620 2.Delaware 1628 3. New Jersey 1638
4. Pennsylvania 1682

12. Reasons settled
1. Business profit & trade
2. Religious reasons

13. Climate
Cold winters
Average growing seasons

14. Soil
Rocky coastline but some rolling green hills

15. Major products
Small farms
Grain, cattle

16. Famous People/Events
*William Penn (Pennsylvania) established the Quaker religion based on toleration and abolishing slavery

17. Details *William Penn established Pennsylvania as a “Holy Experiment”
He sais “any government is free to the people under it where the laws rule (and the people have decided on those laws!”
New York was originally a Dutch colony until the British took it away. 1st diverse colony in New World

19. Southern Colonies 1. Virginia 1607 Jamestown 2. Maryland 1634
3/4. North/South Carolina
5. Georgia 1753

20. Reasons settled
Mercantilism a country’s power depends on its wealth; profit from trade
Georgia founded as a colony for debtors

21. Climate
warm, damp, humid weather
long growing season

22. Soil
moist, rich soil

23. Major products Tobacco (1st cash crop) Lumber, rice
Agricultural Society (farming)
slaves

24. Famous People
James Oglethorpe established Georgia as a place for debtors and prisoners

25. Details
Jamestown survived because of tobacco and the arrival of women. Originally all male colony searching for gold
House of Burgesses 1st representative form of government in New World.
Slaves 1st brought to America to work tobacco plantations in southern colonies.
Triangular Trade Route