Colonial America The Original 13 Colonies The Original

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 Connecticut 1636 Rhode Island 1638 Pennsylvania 1681(Quakers) Maryland 1634 (Catholic colony)

Trade and/or Farming NH NY Jamestown, Virginia 1607 NJ DEL NC SC

Debtor Haven Georgia 1733

3 Regions: New England 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

The Middle Passage 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.

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 The “Breadbasket” of America � Resources – land for growing cash crops � Economy – cash crops- fruits, vegetables & grains

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 plantations Economy – tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton crops (raised using slave labor

Population Increase Settlers: 250, 000 (1700) to 2, 500, 000 (1775) Slaves: 28, 000 to 500, 000

Colonies Quiz #1: Which colonies were known as the “Breadbasket” colonies? The Middle Colonies: Pennyslvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland

Colonies Quiz #2: Which colony was created for a different reason than the others? Georgia, as a refuge for debtors.

Colonies Quiz #3: The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in which region of the colonies? New England

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

13 Colonies