1. Colonial America New England Colonies Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
English Settlement of the New World

3. New England Colonies Colony Reason Founded Date founded Massachusetts
Religious freedom
1620
New Hampshire
Trade/fishing
1623
Connecticut
Religious freedom & trade
1636
Rhode Island

4. Life in New England Climate in New England
Rocky land made farming difficult. Most farmers grew enough to feed their families.
Exporting timber became a major source of income for New Englanders
Ship building and fishing
Religious groups present: Separatists, Puritans, Church of England
Climate in New England – harsh winters, mild summers; Timber led to shipbuilding which led to fishing. The fishing industry was their main source of food. Timber and ship building became big business for New Englanders

5. Life in the New England Colonies
Education – public schools; towns with 50 or more people had to hire a schoolmaster
Famous People – John Winthrop (leader of the Puritans), Roger Williams (founder of Rhode Island to escape the Puritans)
Government – towns and cities were centers of government
Leisure time – most of their time was spent in Church. They had very little time for other leisure activities.

6. Middle Colonies Colony Reason Founded Date Founded New York Trade 1664
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Religious and Political freedom
1682

7. Life in the Middle Colonies
Diverse population – a large number of settlers came from Ireland, Germany and Scotland; most free Africans lived in this area
Land was made up of rich farmland thus farms produced enough food to feed many people in New England and the South.
Farming, Mining and textiles were the mainstay of their economy

8. Life in the Middle Colonies
Religious groups – Quakers, Dutch Protestant, Jewish
Education – Private Schools; Apprentices.
Famous People – William Penn, Benjamin Franklin.
Government – Counties were centers of local governments because towns were too small. Each state had a legislature.
Leisure time – hunting for sport not food

9. Southern Colonies Colony Reason Founded Date Founded Virginia
Trade/farming
1607
Maryland
Religious freedom
1634
North Carolina
1663
South Carolina
Georgia
Home for debtors
1732

10. Life in the Southern Colonies
3 distinct areas – mountains, piedmont, coastal plain
Farms in the interior of the colonies tended to be small due to heavy forests.
Large landowners were in the coastal plain region.
Plantation system – slaves, artisans, cash crops

11. Life in the Southern Colonies
Education – wealthy people hired private teachers or sent their children to European schools
Religious groups – Catholic (MD), Jewish (GA), Church of England
Leisure time – fox hunting, horse racing, harvest parties
Famous people – Lord Baltimore (lived in Maryland; passed a law called the Act of Toleration which guaranteed religious freedom) James Oglethorpe
Government – State legislatures; white, male, property owners that are 21 or older may vote

12. Georgia

13. Venn Diagram: 3 Types of Colonies in North America
New England
Middle
Southern

14. James Edward Oglethorpe
Wealthy, member of House of Commons (British Parliament).
Worked on prison reform in England especially for people who could not pay their debts.
Oglethorpe and 20 other men proposed another colony to King George II

15. Reasons for settlement of GA
Allow people of England who could not pay their debts a new beginning in a new colony
Act as a buffer between the Carolinas and the Spanish who controlled Florida
Produce items such as silk, cotton dyes and wine – all products that England had to import from other countries

16. Georgia’s Charter
June 7, 1732 King George II granted a charter making Oglethorpe and his group responsible for settling GA and managing it for 21 years
No Catholics
No slavery
No liquor
No lawyers

17. Chief Tomochichi Settlers left London on the ship Ann
Approximately people were aboard Ann
Before settling in Georgia Oglethorpe had to make friends with the Yamacraw Indians through their chief, Tomochichi
February 12, 1733 the passengers were allowed to land on Yamacraw Bluff overlooking the Savannah River

18. Savannah
Oglethorpe, Colonel William Bull and Noble Jones designed the city of Savannah
The city was divided into squares. On the north and south sides of each square were lots for houses and small gardens; the east and west sides were set aside for buildings such a churches and stores; the middle of each square was for social, political and religious meetings.

19. Review of the Colony Very few debtors moved to GA
In 1742 the colony allowed the trade of rum
In 1750 the colony first allowed slaves
In 1752 Georgia became a royal colony under the rule of the King
Although the noble ideas on which Georgia was founded were never fulfilled, the colony made progress and survived

20. Key Ideas, Terms and People
Charter
James Oglethorpe
Chief Tomochichi
Yamacraw Indians
Savannah
Proprietary colony
Royal colony