NH NY MA PA NJ Conn RI Interactive Map Part Two VA MD DEL SC GA Interactive Map of the 13 colonies
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York Founders- Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson (1624) Reasons Founded- money and natural resources People- Patroons (wealthy Dutch landowners with riverfront estates); mixed Europeans (ethnic diversity), and indentured servants Climate and Geography- harbor; soil was fertile but had trees and rocks closer to New England; hot, humid summers and bitter winters Economy- farmers, merchants and tradesmen, fur, lumber and shipping, BreadBasket Colonies Religion- religious toleration Government- governor appointed by the king of England
Pennsylvania Founders- William Penn (1681) Reasons Founded- escape religious persecution in England People- Quakers and other religious groups, many nationalities Climate and Geography- fertile land and heavily forested, iron ore, hot summers and cold winters Economy- farms that produced grains and dairy cattle, Breadbasket Colonies, merchants and tradesmen, lumber Religion- religious toleration Government- political freedoms and self-government; representative assembly
Founders- Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret (1664) New Jersey Reasons Founded- profit and trade People- originally Dutch, then other Europeans Climate and Geography- cold winters, hot and humid summers, longer growing season than New York Economy- Fishing, but no natural harbors so not as much trade, natural resources, and farming Religion- Freedom of religion, a strong history of religious toleration Government- a royal colony where colonists made local laws
Delaware
Maryland Founders- Lord George Calvert (1632) Reasons Founded- Catholics could practice their religion People- Catholics, Protestants who had been persecuted Climate and Geography- Chesapeake Bay was surrounded by fertile land; colder winters, hot and humid summers; iron ore Economy- farms that raised grains, tobacco, flax, fishing (Chesapeake Bay) Religion- religious toleration Government- free men elected representatives; Representatives who owed loyalty to Lord Calvert
Founders- John Smith of Virginia Co. (Jamestown first permanent settlement in 1607) Virginia Reasons Founded- investment to make money People- Europeans seeking opportunities for cheap land, African slaves Climate and Geography- mild winters, hot summers; flat, fertile land; swampy in the east; wooded mountains in the west Economy- crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo and rice Religion- state-established Church of England Government- land owners elected representatives to the House of Burgesses; House of Burgesses- first representative government in America
The Carolinas Founders- eight Lord Proprietors who were friends of King Charles II (1663) (Split into North and South Carolina in 1729) Reasons Founded- wanted to invest and make money People- Europeans fleeing religious persecution, indentured servants, African slaves Climate and Geography- mild winter, hot summers; flat, fertile land; swampy in the east, wooded mountains in the west Economy- crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo and rice Religion- religious freedom Government- ruled by the King, Parliament and the Lord Proprietors
Georgia- George II founded it but James Oglethorpe set up the colony (1732) Reasons Founded- new start for debtors who had been imprisoned People- debtors (people who owed money to others, but could not pay); Europeans seeking religious freedom and cheap land; African slaves Climate and Geography- mild winters, hot summers; flat, fertile land; swampy in the east; wooded mountains in the west Economy- crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo and rice Religion- religious toleration Government- landowners elected representatives to the Common House of Assembly Georgia
Settlement Patterns New England Colonies products Hudson Portsmouth Plymouth Middle Colonies Products Dover Jamestown Southern Colonies products Savannah Wilmington Charlestown 1. Based upon the location of the waterways and proximity to the ocean, describe the settlement patterns. 2. What area of the colonies have a greater population and why?
New England Products The New England Colonies were 3200 miles from the mother country Distance from the mother country
Middle Colonies Products The middle colonies were 3600 miles from the mother country Distance from the mother country
Southern colonies products The southern colonies were 3800 miles from the mother country Distance from the mother country
Back to settlement patterns New England Colonies Back to distance from the mother country New England products 1. How did the climate affect the type of products produced in New England? 2. How did the geographic proximity to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland affect the economy? 3. Did being closer to the mother country affect trade? 4. Where were most of the principal cities located? How was this affected by products?
Back to settlement patterns Middle Colonies Back to distance from the mother country Middle Colony Products 1. How does climate affect colonial farm products? 2. Why is the port of New York so important to the middle colonies?
Back to settlement patterns Southern Colonies Back to distance from the mother country Southern Colonies 1. What geographic factors contribute to the consistency of the southern colonies products? 2. How do the settlement patterns of the southern colonies lend themselves to the production of cash crops?