Original 13 Colonies€¦ · The 13 Original Colonies. Colonial Regions Each colony was unique in it’s characteristics, but they can be grouped into regions based on their climate

Original 13 Colonies

Over time, England’s settlements grew and began paying taxes to King of England.

Established as “colonies.”

Colony: an area of land that is under the control of another country and is occupied by settlers of that country.

The 13 Original Colonies

Colonial RegionsEach colony was unique in it’s characteristics, but they can be grouped into regions based on their climate

and geography.

These factors had a direct impact on each region’s economy, government, and way of life.

New England Colonies

Rhode Island

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Middle Colonies

Delaware

Pennsylvania

New York

New Jersey

Southern Colonies

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Motivations

The reason settlers founded each of the 13 Colonies

was because they were in search of freedom

However, they were in search of different types of freedom


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New HampshireFounded in 1629 for farming &

fishingMassachusetts Bay Colony

(Massachusetts)Founded in 1630 by Puritans seeking

religious freedom

The majority of those who founded the New England Colonies were motivated by a desire to practice their own religion & uphold their family structure (aside from New Hampshire)




Rhode IslandFounded in 1636 by Roger Williams and his followers after disagreeing with the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a place to seek religious freedom and the separation of church & state

ConnecticutFounded in 1635 by those who were

seeking political and religious freedom after disagreeing with

leaders of Massachusetts Bay Colony


The Puritans were a group that came to New England to escape being punished for their religion.

They governed a strict colony in Massachusetts that was based around the Bible and the church.

They had elected officials who were all male. No women could serve in the Puritan government, but they still had more rights than people in Europe.

Government


The settlers here made a great deal of

money fur trapping.

Other economic opportunities in New

England were based around the sea:

fishing, shipbuilding, and whaling.

The soil was rocky and so the New

England Colonies were not known for

their farms.

Economy


People in New England towns lived, worked, and worshiped close together.

The meeting house and the church were the most important buildings in the town.

People


The Puritans settled in Massachusetts. Because they were so strict, some Puritans left Massachusetts and founded the other New England Colonies.

The Colonies of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were friendlier and more tolerant of people’s differences.

Religion


Children were taught to read so they could study the Bible.

Boys got to also learn Latin and Math and other subjects to get into college.

Girls could learn to read, but they weren't allowed to go to grammar school or to college.

School


New England Colonies, Public Schools: In the New England colonies, since most people lived in the towns, there were enough people to support a public school. Families helped to support the schools with firewood, money, food, produce, and fish. The children of families who could not afford to give firewood or something else to support the school and its teachers had to sit in the back of the room, as far away from heat as you could get. Kids were taught reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Did You Know?


Colonial families in New England often had 6 or 7 children.

They lived in small wooded houses with few rooms. Many homes only had one room with a huge fireplace.

The men and boys worked in the fields and the women and girls prepared the food and worked in the home.

Children were taught how to read so they could read the Bible.

Boys were able to go on to Harvard, the first college in the Colonies.

Home Life

Important Figures of the New England Colonies



Anne Hutchinson• Also a strong supporter of religious freedom and

tolerance who lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Like Williams, her religious views caused controversy and she fled from Massachusetts Bay Colony to Rhode Island in 1638

Roger Williams• A preacher and farmer in Massachusetts Bay Colony,

he supported freedom of religion and the separation of church & state

• His views were seen as radical and he was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony

• He fled to nearby territory, lived with Native Americans, and founded Rhode Island in 1636

New Hampshire was formed by other colonists that moved from the

Massachusetts Bay area because they did not agree with the Puritan rules

New England Colonies QuizGo back to Class Dojo and

answer the following questions in

your portfolio.

1. What religion was in control

of Massachusetts?

2. Name three ways in which the

colonists in New

England made a living?

3. What was the soil like in New

England?

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Original 13 Colonies€¦ · The 13 Original Colonies. Colonial Regions Each colony was unique in it’s characteristics, but they can be grouped into regions based on their climate