13 colonies introduction

1. Topic: The New
England, Middle, and
Southern Colonies
EQ: What were the
characteristics of these
colonies?

2. A colony is…
A colony is a group of people who
settle in a new place but keep ties to
their homeland.

3. English settlers created colonies in
North America because:
• They wanted to profit
from resources they
could get in America.
• They wanted a place
to freely practice
religion
• They owed the British
government money,
and needed escape!

4. England FULLY supported settlers who
wanted to form colonies in N. America.
• They were competing
with France/Spain for
land
• Wanted $! (Of course)
• 1600s: practiced
MERCANTILISM=
– A policy in which
nations tried to gain
wealth by creating
colonies and
controlling trade

6. By 1733, there were 13 colonies along
the Atlantic coastline.
• These colonies were grouped into 3
different zones
• They all had different climates/resources

7. Region 1: New England Colonies
• Included:
– Massachusetts –MA
– Rhone Island-RI
– Connecticut- CT
– New Hampshire-NH
• Settlers in these
colonies were seeking
religions freedom

8. Climate/Resources in New England
Colonies
• Farming hard
because of rocky,
hilly surroundings
• Very cold, long
winters
• Built economy on
small farms,
lumbering, fishing,
shipbuilding, trade

9. The middle colonies:
• These included:
– New York-NY
– Pennsylvania-PA
– New Jersey- NJ
– Delaware-DE
• Some climate was
wooded forests, some
valleys for farming

10. People who settled middle colonies
were diverse:
• One group was the
Quakers- settled PA
– They wanted religious
freedom
• French, Dutch, German,
Swedish, Irish, and even
more groups settled
this region!

11. Southern Colonies:
• These included
• -Maryland-MD
• Virginia- VA
• North Carolina- NC
• South Carolina- SC
• Georgia- GA

12. Southern Colonies Climate was:
• River filled
• Wetlands merged into
sea
• Soil great for growing
tobacco, rice, sugar,
cotton and CASH CROPS
– (Crops) raised in big
amounts to sell

13. Wealthy colonists created large farms
called plantations.
• Plantation owners
relied on indentured
servants and enslaved
Africans to harvest
fields
• Crops/resources were
brought to coast and
transported to other
colonies and Europe for
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