1. The 13 Originals
Exploring the who, when, where, and why behind the 13 original colonies of early America.

3. The New England Triangular Trade
Ships followed ocean routes that formed a triangle on the world map.

4. The New England Colonies
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut

5. Life in Colonial New England
Founded to make money $$$ and for religious reasons (Puritans wanted religious freedom)
Most New Englanders were:
Farmers
Traders
Sailors and fishermen
They used ships called schooners to catch cod
They also were known for whaling
Boston was the largest city in the New England colonies.

6. Life in Colonial New England
Schooling was very important to New Englanders.
They believed that children should be able to read so they can read the Bible.
Massachusetts passed a law about public education in 1647.
The law said every town with 50 families or more must have a school.

7. The New England Colonies
CLIMATE
Colder than the other two regions
Why? Because they were the farthest north!

8. The New England Colonies
GEOGRAPHY
Mostly hills with rocky soil

9. The Middle Colonies
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware

10. The Middle Colonies
The middle colonies unlike the other colonies had settlers from all different countries:
Europe
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Established for political power and to make money $$$
Henry Hudson explored the waterway called the Hudson River.
The Dutch built a settlement called New Amsterdam.
New Amsterdam then became New York when it was attacked by the English.
The English also took New Sweden from the Dutch and called it New Jersey.

11. Life in the Middle Colonies
People lived on large farms far apart from each other.
Families home schooled their children.
The farms produced grains such as corn and wheat.
They were known as the “Breadbasket of America”.
Beaver fur was common for trade.

12. The Middle Colonies CLIMATE GEOGRAPHY
Moderate in the wintertime, moderately long for growing crops
GEOGRAPHY
Hills and flat land
with fertile soil

13. The Southern Colonies Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia

14. Life in the Southern Colonies
There were few towns in the southern colonies, but several times a year families living on plantations would travel to the county seat. This was the main town for each county, or large part of a colony.
Established to make money $$$, or as prison colonies (Georgia)
People went to church and traded crops for goods at the county seat.
County seats had a courthouse, church, general store, and a jail
Plantation owners bought and sold slaves here.

15. The Southern Colonies
NATURAL RESOURCES

16. The Southern Colonies AGRICULTURE Very productive
CASH CROPS of tobacco and rice.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Rich soil
Flat ground
Longer growing season
Plantations
Specialized and large.

17. THE AMERICAN COLONIES NEW ENGLAND COLONIES MIDDLE COLONIES
Region
Geography
Government & Economy
Religion & Society
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
• Coastal areas with good harbors.
• Inland areas with dense forests.
• Poor rocky soil & short growing season.
•Small farms. Lumber mills.
Fishing, Shipbuilding and Trade flourished.
•Cities developed along coast.
•Most people organized as congregations. (Puritans)
•Lived on farms, Merchants controlled trade.
•Artisans made goods, unskilled workers and slaves provided labor.
MIDDLE COLONIES
•Fertile soil and long growing season.
•Rivers ran into backcountry.
•Colonies grew large amounts of rye, oats, barley, potatoes & wheat as cash crop.
•Cities on coast.
•Wealthiest people owned large farms & most business.
•Most farmers produced a small surplus.
•Tenants farmers rented land or worked for wages.
• Religious diversity: Catholic, Quaker, Protestant
SOUTHERN COLONIES
•Favorable climate and soil for agriculture.
•Wide rivers made cities unnecessary. “Plantations”
•Tobacco, rice & indigo grown on large plantations as cash crops.
•Wealthy elite controlled most land.
•Labor supply: indentured servants & African slaves.
Religion: Anglican

18. Contrast between the North and South
List 3 differences between the Northern and Southern colonies.
Environment/Geography/Climate
Agriculture
Manufacturing