Label the 13 original colonies Color each colonial

Label the 13 original colonies. Color each colonial region a different color. Label each color in the map key Colonial Maps!

Middle Colonies

Pennsylvania § Founded by the Quakers, anther religious group that was not allowed to worship in England § Quakers believed in peace, and changing society for the better § 1681, King gave Penn some land in the new world § Freedom of Religion in Penn’s colony

New York

Geography Rich soil, good for farming! River and harbors (like Philadelphia and New York City)

Why Did People Go There? § Religious Freedom § Jobs § Skilled artisans (people who could build things) § Entrepreneurs (people who start businesses) § Small farmers

Economy Trading, Small-scale farming, trading in major cities like Philadelphia and New York city

Political/Government § Indirect Democracy (people elect their leaders to make decisions ) § Based on the system in England

Social § Immigrants from Germany, Netherlands, England, and France

Social § Religious Freedom(any religion was allowed) § Jews § Quakers § Other religions

Guess That Region! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Cold and snowy Lots of people from all over Europe “Covenant Community” formed by the Mayflower Compact Started by Pilgrims Large cities like New York and Philadelphia Fishing, Lumber, and Manufacturing Social Status based on religious standing

Southern Colonies: Geography Large farms Hot summers, warm winters

Why Did They Come? King Gave Land Grants to Cavaliers Henry Bennet, 1 st Earl of Arlington

Cavaliers § Cavaliers were the nickname of the soldiers and supports of King Charles I during a civil war in England at the time § He rewarded his friends with land in Virginia and other Southern colonies

Why Did They Come? Poor English Immigrants § Came to Virginia looking for better lives as farmers and artisans (people who make things) in the Shenandoah Valley and Western Virginia

Poor English Immigrants § Indentured Servants § A person who agreed to work for another person in the colonies for a few years in exchange for the ship ride to the colonies and some land for a small farm after they finished their work § Europeans usually, not Africans

Economy

Economy: Eastern Virginia § Large farms called plantations that grew cash crops § Tobacco § Rice § Indigo § Used slave labor (workers)

Economy: Western Virginia § Economy Based on small farming, hunting, and trading § Poor Scotch-Irish & English

Politics § Rich land-owning men were elected as representatives § Representative government = indirect democracy § Legislative assembly (a law making group) called the House of Burgesses § Today it is called the General Assembly

Social § Social Structure based on how famous your family was back in England ownership § Religion: Church of England § Loved England

Great Awakening § Religious movement in the mid-1700’s § Challenged traditional religions like Puritanism, Catholic Church, and the Church of England § New Christian religions like Baptists, Methodists, etc.

Great Awakening More emotional, less formal, focused on exciting preaching and a close personal relationship with god Informal Church Formal Church

Great Awakening § Led to the creation of the Methodist & Baptist churches § Both are evangelical: they focus on trying to convert more people to their religion § It made people start to question the way things were in the colonies and if they should try to change them

Slaves

Slaves § Usually worked in Southern colonies on plantations § First slave ship from Africa come to Jamestown in 1619 § The journey from Africa to North America was called the Middle Passage and it was very unsafe with thousands of slaves dying § Only Africans were slaves, thought of as less human and treated like property

Indentured Servants

Colonial Maps! Southern Region Warm climate Flat near water Middle Atlantic Region Warm summers and cold winters Cold winters and mild summers Flat near the coast Land was flat close to the coastline Hilly and mountainous farther inland. Mountains Good soil for farming Diseases such as malaria and yellow fever New England Region Rolling hills& Mountains Good harbors for shipping. Good soil for farming Rocky soil making farming difficult.