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13 Colonies 13 Colonies ActivityActivity
Vocabulary Indigo: any of numerous hairy plants, a blue
dye obtained from various plants.
Proprietary: belonging or controlled as property.
Debtor: a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another.
Georgia: 1733 Region: Southern
Political/Government: Royal
Economy: Rice, indigo and sugar
Geography/Major Cities: Savannah
Culture/Religion: Anglican
Original Purpose(s): Debtor colony
South Carolina: 1670 Region: Southern
Political/Government: Proprietary
Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton and cattle)
Geography/Major Cities: Charleston
Culture/Religion: Anglican
Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits
North Carolina: 1653 Region: Southern
Political/Government: Proprietary
Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)
Geography/Major Cities: Raleigh
Culture/Religion: Anglican
Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits
Virginia: 1607 Region: Southern
Political/Government: Royal
Economy: Agriculture: Tobacco, wheat and corn
Geography/Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Richmond
Culture/Religion: Anglican
Original Purpose(s): Trade and profit
Maryland: 1634 Region: Middle
Political/Government: Proprietary
Economy: Tobacco, shipbuilding, iron works, corn, wheat, rice and indigo
Geography/Major Cities: Baltimore and Annapolis
Culture/Religion: None (Anglican after 1692)
Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom for Catholics
Delaware: 1638 Region: Middle
Political/Government: Proprietary
Economy: Fishing, lumbering
Geography/Major Cities: Wilmington
Culture/Religion: None
Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits.
New Jersey: 1660 Region: Middle
Political/Government: Proprietary
Economy: Mixed farming, ironworking and lumbering
Geography/Major Cities: Trenton and Princeton
Culture/Religion: None
Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits
New York: 1626 Region: Middle
Political/Government: Proprietary, then Royal
Economy: Mixed farming, furs, shipbuilding, iron works, cattle, grain, rice, indigo and wheat
Geography/Major Cities: New York City and Albany
Culture/Religion: None
Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits
Connecticut: 1636 Region: New England
Political/Government: Corporate
Economy: Mixed farming, wheat, corn and fishing
Geography/Major Cities: Hartford and New Haven
Culture/Religion: Puritan
Original Purpose(s): Religious and economic freedom
Rhode Island: 1636 Region: New England
Political/Government: Corporate
Economy: Mixed farming
Geography/Major Cities: --
Culture/Religion: None
Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom
Massachusetts: 1630 Region: New England
Political/Government: Corporate
Economy: Mixed farming, fishing, shipbuilding, corn, livestock, lumbering
Geography/Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington and Concord
Culture/Religion: Puritan
Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom for Puritans
New Hampshire: 1630
Region: New England
Political/Government: Corporate, then Royal
Economy: Mixed farming, potatoes, fishing, textiles and shipbuilding
Geography/Major Cities: Concord
Culture/Religion: Puritan
Original Purpose(s): Escape for those constricted by religious and economic rules
Pennsylvania: 1682 Region: Middle
Political/Government: Proprietary
Economy: Wheat, mixed farming, corn, cattle, dairy, textiles, papermaking and shipbuilding
Geography/Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster and York
Culture/Religion: None
Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom for Quakers; trade and profits