Rapple "Scholarly Communications and the Sustainable Development Goals"
Colonial Regions
1. Aim: What were the
similarities and
differences between the
, ,
and colonies?
2. The 13 British colonies are divided into 3
colonial regions:
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Delaware
• Pennsylvania
• New York
• New Jersey
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
3.
4. Reasons why the colonies began
•God – Religious Freedoms
•The Puritans and the Pilgrims fled from
England to the colonies
•Glory – Wanted the fame of
starting a new country
•Gold – People could make lots of
money in the colonies especially on
plantations
9. New England
–Long, cold winters
–Rocky soil difficult to grow food
–Bad farming conditions
• Short farming season
• Subsistence farming (only grow the crops
you need to survive)
–Great harbors for port
• Cities like Boston
12. –Believed in “purifying”
the Church of
England.
–Believed
the Church of England was too corrupt
and could not be reformed (changed)
–Only male who owned property could
vote
16. Roger Williams—was
kicked out of Massachusetts
because he disagreed with the
Puritans. He founded his own
colony in Rhode Island.
Anne Hutchinson—was kicked
out of Massachusetts because she
argued that people can read and
interpret the bible by themselves
without the minister. She was
encouraged by Roger Williams to
settle in Rhode Island.
17. Salem Witch Trials 1692
When the daughter of a minister died of
mysterious causes several people
including young women are blamed for
doing witchcraft.
• Many people were accused and 20
were declared witches and hanged.
• Those who were not
killed, lived with the
reputation of being
witches.
21. Mayflower Compact—
agreement between the settlers
where the town was the basic unit
of government where decisions
would be made by voting.
Only church members are
allowed to participate.
22. New England Town Meetings -
1629
• Meeting for
townspeople to express
themselves openly
• Helped further direct
democracy as self-
government in the
colonies
• One vote/one person
23. Fundamental Orders
of Connecticut- 1639
• 1st written constitution in the
American colonies
• constitution = a written plan for
government
24. – Long, cold winters
– Rocky soil difficult
to grow food
– Bad farming
conditions
• Short farming
season
– Great harbors for
port
• Cities like
Boston
– Puritans & Pilgrims
– John Winthrop (1st
governor of
Massachusetts)
– Roger Williams &
Anne Hutchison
(Rhode Island)
– Furs and skins
– Fish
– Iron
– Ships
– Rum
– Timber
– Whaling products
– Mayflower Compact
– New England Town
Meetings
– Fundamental Orders
of Connecticut
29. Middle colonies
–Milder climate (not as cold as New
England but not as warm as Southern
colonies)
–Rocky soil but better able to have
small farms (longer growing season)
–Considered the “bread basket”
• Grew large amounts of grains for
trading
–Great harbors for port
31. • Peter Zenger—
accused of printing
negative stories about
the governor of the
colony on his
newspaper. He went
through trial and his
case was the 1st to
protect the idea of
freedom of the press
in the colonies
• William Penn founded
Pennsylvania, a colony
for Quakers that
provided a safe home.
• Penn limited his power,
established an elected
assembly, and
promised religious
freedom to all
36. The Middle colonies are
recognized for their
.
In 1735, Peter Zenger is
declared innocent of
printing information about
the governor in his
newspaper. The courts
declared that newspapers
enjoyed the right to have
freedom of the press.
37. – Not as cold or warm
– Rocky soil
– Small farms “bread
basket”
– Great harbors
– Ports in cities
like New York
City
– William Penn
– Peter Zenger
– “breadbasket”
– Shipping and
manufacturing
– Ships
– Iron
– Timber
– Cattle and grain
– Strong courts (Peter
Zenger trial—
freedom of the
press)
39. Southern Colonies
• Why colonies were started
–Almost all were started to make
money by growing cash crops
–Maryland was started for religious
freedom
–Georgia
•A place for criminals/ debtors
44. • James Oglethorpe—
wealthy Englishman
who founded the
colony of Georgia as a
safe place for debtors
(people who owe
• John Rolfe—
Englishman who
introduced tobacco to
the Southern colonies.
He married Pocahontas.
46. Southern Colonies
• Economic Advantage
–Focused on farming cash crops like
•Tobacco “brown gold”
•Cotton “white gold”
–Large farms called plantations
–Relied on slave work to maintain
plantations
50. Virginia House of Burgesses-
1619
• 1st representative
assembly in
America
• Beginning of
representative
government
51. – Long, cold winters
– Rocky soil difficult
to grow food
– Bad farming
conditions
• Short farming
season
– Great harbors for
port
• Cities like
Boston
– Puritans & Pilgrims
– John Winthrop (1st
governor of
Massachusetts)
– Roger Williams &
Anne Hutchison
(Rhode Island)
– Furs and skins
– Fish
– Iron
– Ships
– Rum
– Timber
– Whaling products
– Mayflower Compact
– New England Town
Meetings
– Fundamental Orders
of Connecticut
– Not as cold or warm
– Rocky soil
– Small farms “bread
basket”
– Great harbors
– Ports in cities
like New York
City
– William Penn
– Peter Zenger
– “breadbasket”
– Shipping and
manufacturing
– Ships
– Iron
– Timber
– Cattle and grain
– Strong courts (Peter
Zenger trial—
freedom of the
press)
– Fertile soil
– Warm weather
– Very long growing
seasons
– bad harbors
– John Rolfe
– James Oglethorpe
– Relied on
plantations or large
farms
– Cotton
– Rice
– Indigo
– Cattle
– Tobacco
– Fish
– Rum
– Virginia House of
Burgesses (house of
representatives)
