Bellwork

• Locate the map you picked up on your way in the door.

• Turn to page 86 and use the map on that page to help you label the 13 original colonies on your map. (be careful of Maine, it wasn’t one of the original colonies.)

• What colony did the area now known as Maine belong to?

Facts about the 13

Original Colonies

Fill in the blanks as you see them

on the screen

NEW ENGLAND

COLONIES

MASSACHUSSETTS

• 1620 - Plymouth is settled

by the Pilgrims seeking

religious freedom.

• The Mayflower Compact

was signed before the

people left the ship. In the

Mayflower compact the

people agree to abide by

the laws made by the

group.

MASSACHUSSETTS

• The Puritans here not only governed the

church, but the state as well. People

required by law to attend church. Later on

people elect a representative assembly to

make their laws for them.

• Shipping and trade are the foundation of

the economy

RHODE ISLAND

• 1636 - The colony is

founded by Roger

Williams who has

been banished from

Massachusetts

because he

disagrees with the

Puritan Ministers.

• Allows religious

freedom for all people

RHODE ISLAND

• Shipbuilders, traders, fishermen, dairy

farmers

• Had a representative assembly

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• 1639 Settled by Puritans ministers

unhappy with Massachusetts ministers

• Allowed much more freedom of religion

than Massachusetts

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Fishing and timber

cash crops

• Had a royal governor

but local control on

local issues

CONNECTICUT

• 1639 This colony is established by people

dissatisfied with the Puritan ministers in

Massachusetts.

• More religious freedom than

Massachusetts

CONNECTICUT

• Economy based on

shipbuilding, fishing,

and whaling

• First written

constitution –

government based on

consent of the

governed. These are the original Fundamental

Orders of Connecticut.

Arise and Shine

• Turn to your partner and answer the

following questions.

1. How did religion have to do with the

founding of these colonies?

2. What was the economic base for these

colonies, or how did they make money?

3. What form of governments did these

colonies have?

MIDDLE COLONIES

NEW YORK

• In the 1600s the Dutch

settled New York calling it

New Netherlands. The

Duke of York takes from

the Dutch in 1664. New

Amsterdam, one of the

Dutch settlements later

becomes New York.

• New York eventually has

a colonial assembly

which makes laws for the

colony

NEW YORK

• Farming basis of

economy they raised

corn, wheat,

vegetables and

tobacco

• There is religious

freedom

PENNSYLVANIA

• 1681 The king gives

land to William Penn

as payment for a debt

he owed his father.

• Penn establishes

Pennsylvania as a

refuge for Quakers.

He allows religious

freedom to all.

PENNSYLVANIA

• He allows the colonies to have their own

assemblies.

• Farming basis of economy they raised

corn, wheat, vegetables and dairy cattle.

They also had tradesmen (cobblers,

silversmiths, and blacksmiths.)

NEW JERSEY

• 1664 The Duke of

York gave part of his

lands to his friends

• They tried to attract

settlers by offering

religious freedom

and a representative

assembly.

• Farming and trade

were how they made

a living

DELAWARE

• 1631 First settled by

the Swedish people,

called New Sweden.

Take over by the

English.

• Has freedom of

religion

• Local self-

government Replica of the boat that

the first Swedish

Settlers came on

Arise and Shine

• Turn to your partner and answer the

following questions.

1. How did religion have to do with the

founding of these colonies?

2. What was the economic base for these

colonies, or how did they make money?

3. What form of governments did these

colonies have?

SOUTHERN COLONIES

VIRGINIA

• 1607 -Jamestown is

settled in 1607 by people

from Great Britain They

were looking for gold,

and other economic

resources. In 1619 they

started to import Africans

to work on tobacco

plantations

• Church of England is

official religion. The

colonists are required to

attend church

VIRGINIA

• Warm humid climate

good for growing

tobacco

• The idea of self-

government starts

here with a council

(House of Burgesses)

which makes laws for

the settlement

MARYLAND

In 1632 a charter was

granted to Lord

Baltimore who

established the

colony as a refuge for

Catholics, but allowed

freedom of religion

for all people.

MARYLAND

• Farming basis of economy they raised

corn, wheat, vegetables, fruit trees, and

tobacco

• Colonists mostly allowed to govern

themselves

NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH

CAROLINA

• 1690 - Large tracts of

land were given to

eight Lords who were

friends of King

Charles II. They

established the

Carolinas as an

investment

• Offered religious

freedom to all.

NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH

CAROLINA

• Warm humid climate good for growing

tobacco, cotton, rice and indigo.

• Real governing power was retained by

England until later on when they were

given some local control over their

government

GEORGIA

• 1732 - First

established by James

Oglethorpe in 1732.

He wanted to create a

colony as a place for

debtors and the poor

so they could make a

fresh start.

• It had religious

freedom for all

GEORGIA

• Had an assembly to help make the laws

• Warm humid climate good for growing

tobacco, cotton, rice and indigo.

• The English hoped it would created to

provide a buffer against Spanish and

French intrusion from the South

Arise and Shine

• Turn to your partner and answer the

following questions.

1. How did religion have to do with the

founding of these colonies?

2. What was the economic base for these

colonies, or how did they make money?

3. What form of governments did these

colonies have?

Closure

Using colored pencils,

1. Color the New England Colonies blue.

2. Color the Middle Colonies orange.

3. Color the Southern Colonies green.

Colonies Quiz

Instructions: On a blank sheet of paper, write down the correct letter of the

answer to the question

You will have 30 seconds to answer

Ready!!

Go!!

1. The founders of this colony came to

America looking for religious freedom?

a. New York

b. Massachusetts

c. Georgia

d. New Jersey

2. Almost all the colonies in this region

guaranteed religious freedom for people

of all religions

a. New England

b. Middle Colonies

c. Southern Colonies

3. Because they landed outside of an

organized colony, the founders of this

colony signed an agreement to make

laws and abide by them.

a. Maryland

b. Massachusetts

c. Georgia

d. Pennsylvania

4. This colony had the first representative

lawmaking assembly in the new world,

the House of Burgesses.

a. Connecticut

b. Rhode Island

c. North Carolina

d. Virginia

5. What did most of the colonies have that

allowed the people to participate in their

government?

a. A representative assembly to make laws

b. An elected governor

c. Elections to decide what laws to have

d. Representation in the British Parliament

6. Most people in this colonial region made

a living from work related to the sea.

a. New England

b. Middle Colonies

c. Southern Colonies

7. Crops in this region such as cotton, rice,

tobacco, and indigo were grown in this

region.

a. New England

b. Middle Colonies

c. Southern Colonies

8. This colony was founded as a refuge for

Quakers, but people of all faiths enjoyed

religious freedom here.

a. Virginia

b. New Hampshire

c. South Carolina

d. Pennsylvania

9. People in this colony were among the

first to import African slaves to work on

tobacco plantations.

a. Delaware

b. Connecticut

c. Virginia

d. New York

10. Which of the following statements about all the

people in the British colonies would be the

most accurate?

a. Most of the people made a living from the sea

b. Most of the people were intolerant of other’s

religious beliefs

c. Most of the people participated in governing

themselves

d. Most of the people came to the colonies as

indentured servants