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Colonial America

The Original 13 Colonies

The Original 13 Colonies

Reasons People Came to the New World

•Religious Freedom• Trade/Farming•Debtor Haven

Religious Freedom Pilgrims 1620

Puritans 1630

Rhode Island 1638

Connecticut 1636

Pennsylvania 1681(Quakers)

Maryland 1634 (Catholic colony)

Trade and/or Farming

Jamestown, Virginia 1607

NH

NY

NJ

DEL

NC

SC

Debtor Haven

Georgia 1733

New England

3 Regions:

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

New England Colonies

• Massachusetts• Connecticut• Rhode Island• New Hampshire

Middle Colonies• New York• Pennsylvania• New Jersey• Delaware

Southern Colonies• Maryland

• Virginia• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia

Climate - bitterly cold winters, mild summers, short growing season (and rocky soil)

Settlements – small towns, mainly on the coast, created harbors and ports for trade

Resources – forested lands, abundant fish Economy – shipbuilding, fishing, part of Triangular Trade

Triangular Trade

This plan above of a slave ship shocked the public when it appeared in 1789. It shows how 482 slaves could be packed on board the Brookes of Liverpool for the 6 to 8 week voyage to the West Indies. The Brookes actually carried 609 slaves on one voyage.

The Middle Passage

Middle Colonies

Climate – warmer summers=longer growing season

Settlements - on coast or large rivers, large cities on harbors -- New York (the Dutch) and Philadelphia

Middle Colonies

Resources – land for growing cash crops

Economy – cash crops- fruits, vegetables & grains

The “Breadbasket” of America

Southern Colonies

• Climate – long growing season, warm weather and plentiful rainfall

• Resources – rich soil, flat land for large crops

Southern colonies

Settlements - mainly on large plantationsEconomy – tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton crops (raised using slave labor

Settlers: 250,000 (1700) to 2,500,000 (1775)

Slaves: 28,000 to 500,000

Population Increase

#1: Which colonies were known as the “Breadbasket” colonies?

The Middle Colonies: Pennyslvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland

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#2: Which colony was created for a different reason than the others?

Georgia, as a refuge for debtors.

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#3: The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in which region of the colonies?

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New England

#4: Which region of the colonies was LEAST suited to the use of slave labor?

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New England

13 Colonies