thirteen colonies
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Thirteen Colonies. New England Colonies. 1. Massachusetts 1620 2. Connecticut 1635 3. Rhode Island 1636 4. New Hampshire 1638. Reasons settled. 1. Religious freedom 2. Trade. Climate. Bitter cold winters Short growing seasons. Soil. Hard, rocky soil - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
New England Colonies
• 1. Massachusetts 1620• 2. Connecticut 1635• 3. Rhode Island 1636• 4. New Hampshire 1638
Soil
• Hard, rocky soil
• Subsistence Farming: farmers can barely grow enough crops to feed their families.
Famous People/Events
• Pilgrims • William Bradford• Thanksgiving• Puritans wanted to change from the Church of
England
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
Famous People/Events
• *William Penn (Pennsylvania) established the Quaker religion based on toleration and abolishing slavery
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
Southern Colonies
• 1. Virginia 1607 Jamestown• 2. Maryland 1634• 3/4. North/South Carolina 1660-1670• 5. Georgia 1753
Reasons settled
• Mercantilism a country’s power depends on its wealth; profit from trade
• Georgia founded as a colony for debtors
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