1. Pre-Revolution Times

2. The Colonies 13 original ones Formed for different reasons
Religious freedom
Economic interest
Just a place for people to go
Formed under different rules
Royal colonies
Proprietary
Charter

3. The Colonies Massachusetts: for religious freedom – charter
Pennsylvania: as a payment to William Penn – Proprietary
Georgia: formed last as a place for poor people/buffer against Spanish – Royal
All were British, but all developed their own governments

4. British Subjects Had to follow British laws/pay British taxes
Rarely enforced
Workers in cities (Boston, New York, Philly, etc.)
Farmers (rich planters in the South, also small scale poor ones in the “west” and NE)
Immigrants

5. Slaves All colonies had them
In some ways, the colonies helped make slavery possible
They worked farms, plantations, and as servants
Some famous Founding Fathers owned slaves

6. Native Americans Had different relationships with different colonies
Some were organized politically (Iroquois Confederacy)
Source of trade for colonies
Source of problems for colonies