1. The Thirteen American Colonies
U.S. History -- Mr. White

2. 1630 – the Puritans land in Massachusetts and start the city of Boston.
Massachusetts becomes the 2nd English colony in North America
Famous events:
The Salem Witch Trials
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut:
-the first written constitution in the colonies!
King Phillip’s War
Anne Hutchinson 1

3. 1634 – the colony of Maryland is started by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for Catholics.
Roger Williams starts Rhode Island and it becomes a place with more religious toleration. 2

4. 3 1681 - Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn, a Quaker.
The Dutch New Netherlands colony becomes the English colony New York.
Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn, a Quaker.
The Quakers were a religious group that believed in equal rights for women, religious toleration, and non-violence. They were also the first anti-slavery society in America. 3

5. 1732- Georgia, started by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors, becomes the last of the 13 original colonies. 4

6. MERCANTILISM
The economic system used by European colonial powers, allowed them to have total control over their colonies.
Each nation wants a favorable trade balance. The more trade you have, the richer your country will be.
Colonies provided nations with raw materials (resources) that the home countries could use to make goods and trade for money or other goods. 5

7. 6 People came to America for many reasons: Push Factors:
*Political oppression
*Religious persecution
*War
*Famine 6
*Lack of jobs/land

8. 7 Pull Factors: *Religious freedom *Political freedom
*Economic opportunity
* Abundant land 7

9. 8 1689 – English Bill of Rights King James II Queen Mary II
English law that increased the rights of all English citizens and further limited the power of the king.
King James II
Resigns his monarchy in “The Glorious Revolution”.
Queen Mary II
Along with her husband, William of Orange, had to sign the English Bill of Rights in order to become the new monarchs of England. 8

10. The American Colonies grow
Between 1607 and 1775 an estimated 690,000 Europeans & 278,000 Africans came to live in the colonies. 9

11. New England Colonies: ·Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Made up of small towns that were well-organized with a church in the center. The religion was primarily Puritan Christianity.
The soil was hard and rocky, and the winters were long.
Subsistence farming (just enough to survive) was common.
The primary industries were fishing, timber, shipbuilding, whaling, and merchant trade. 10

12. Middle Colonies: ·New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
More fertile soil than New England. Also milder winters. Main crops were grains such as wheat, rye, and barley (aka the breadbasket colonies), also grew crops of fruits and vegetables.
Many industries along with skilled labor like carpentry and iron works.
100,000 German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania.
Different groups brought diversity to the middle colonies. Different religions existed here. 11

13. Southern Colonies: ·Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Rich soil and warm, rainy climate leads to farming and little or no industry.
Tobacco, rice, and indigo were the main cash crops. Slaves became necessary.
Large farms with slave labor led to a plantation economy.
Maryland, founded by Lord Baltimore, became a colony where Catholics could settle.
Many members of the Church of England (Anglicans) 12