13 COLONIES FOLDABLE

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New England Colonies – color gray Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island

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Massachusetts - 1620

Founder: – John Winthrop Purpose: Religious Freedom, Separating

from the Church of England (S e p a r a t i s t s)

Government: Mayflower Compact (a social contract)

Economy: Fishing, whaling, lumber Royal Colony Significant events: Great Migration

New Hampshire 1622

Founders: John Mason-NH Sir Ferdinando Gorges-Main 1647 Religion: Not significant Economy: Trading Royal - Taken by the crown in 1680 Significance: Was Maine and NH split it

between the men

Connecticut - 1636

Founder: Thomas Hooker Religion: Puritans Economy: Fishing, whaling, and ship

building. Planting was hard but they did have pumpkins, squash, ect

Government: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (FoC)

Significant: Pequot War and the King Philips War with the Wampanoag

Rhode Island - 1636

Founders: Roger Williams (Providence), Anne Hutchinson (Portsmouth)

Government: Separation of church and state, tolerance for Quakers, Jews, any persecuted

Economy: Merchants, fishing, craftsmen

Significant: Religious freedom, Pure democracy

Middle Colonies – “Breadbasket”

Color Yellow! New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Delaware

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New Jersey - 1665

Founders: Lord John Berkley & George Carteret (Duke of York had too much land to handle)

Economy: Staple crops (wheat, barley, oats), furs

Geography – good climate, rich land Reasons Founded: Freedom; Quakers Charter, then Royal - Crown run by 1702 Significant: Was part of NY first proprietary

colony

New York - 1634 (Dutch), 1644 (English)

Founders: Henry Hudson, Peter Minuit Expand Trade; taken by England in 1644 Economy: furs, trade, Reason founded: Religious Freedom –

diverse! Royal Colony GeographyDutch/New Amesterdam

Pennsylvania - 1681

Founder: William Penn Reason: A home for the Quakers

(pacifists) Religion: Quaker, but tolerant of others Proprietary Colony

Penn – sylvania (Dutch) Wood land

Delaware - 1638

Founders: Swedish/Dutch/York/Penn Economy: Breadbasket colony – grew

many crops, esp. wheat Founded: To Expand trade Religion: Not Significant Proprietary Colony – New Sweden

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Southern Colonies – color red Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

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Maryland - 1632

Founder: Cecil Calvert Reason: Religious Freedom, Tolerant to

Trinitarian Christians, Catholic Geography: rolling hills – good farmland Economy: agriculture (tobacco, rice,

indigo – cash crops), wood, tar ,trade Charter Colony Significant: Toleration Act of 1649

Virginia - 1607

Founders: John Smith. John Rolfe Government: House of Burgesses Reason: Profit Geography: Good farmland Economy: Trade, Tobacco

Significant: Bacon’s Rebellion

North & South Carolina 1663/ 1712

Founders: 8 families Proprietary then RoyalReason: Profit/TradeGeography: good farmlandEconomy: Trade/ Indigo (Blue Gold)

Significant: Roanoke-1587

Georgia - 1732

Founders: James Oglethorpe Reason: Home for Debtors, Protect

colonies from Spain Royal colony after 1752 Geography: Good farmland, hot

summers Economy: Farming/trade Significant: No slaves, no alcohol