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The 13 Colonies

The 13 Colonies. New England Colonies : Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire . A hilly region, first settled by the Pilgrims in 1620. Separatists broke away, some jailed “Pilgrims” leave for America on the Mayflower , followed by Puritans, Quakers, Catholics, Jews, etc.

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The 13 Colonies

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  1. The 13 Colonies

  2. New England Colonies: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire • A hilly region, first settled by the Pilgrims in 1620. • Separatists broke away, some jailed • “Pilgrims” leave for America on the Mayflower, followed by Puritans, Quakers, Catholics, Jews, etc. • Pull factor? Promise of religious freedom.

  3. Rhode Island • Founded: 1636 by Roger Williams and others, at Providence • Major Industry: Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) • Major Cities: Providence • Colony Named for: Dutch for "red island" • Became a State: May 29, 1790

  4. New Hampshire • Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others • Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding) • Major Cities: Concord • Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England • Became a State: June 21, 1788

  5. Connecticut • Founded: 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford • Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing) • Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven • Colony Named for: from an Algonquin word, quinnehtukqut, "beside the long tidal river" • Became a State: February 6, 1788

  6. Massachusetts • Founded: 1630 by John Winthrop and others, at Massachusetts Bay • Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding) • Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, Concord • Colony Named for: Massachusetts tribe (word means "large hill place") • Became a State: February 6, 1788

  7. Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware Varied landscape, varied settlers Most farmed, but many merchants, shippers and trades people too. Religious diverse; Dutch Calvinist, French, German Lutheran, Presbyterian, Anabaptists and Jewish! Would go on to become prosperous colonies

  8. Delaware • Founded: 1638 by Peter Minuit and others • Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) • Major Cities: Wilmington • Colony Named for: named for the Delaware tribe and for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la Warr • Became a State: December 7, 1787

  9. Pennsylvania • Founded: 1682 by William Penn and others, at Philadelphia • Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, cattle, dairy), Manufacturing (textiles, papermaking, shipbuilding) • Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster, York • Colony Named for: William Penn and Sylvania, Latin for "forest" • Became a State: December 12, 1787

  10. New York • Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island • Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat) • Major Cities: New York City, Albany • Colony Named for: Duke of York • Became a State: July 26, 1788

  11. New Jersey • Founded: 1664 by English colonists • Major Industry: Manufacturing (ironworking, lumbering) • Major Cities: Trenton, Princeton • Colony Named for: Isle of Jersey in England • Became a State: December 18, 1787

  12. Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia • Climate and soil ideal for growing warm weather crops • Agriculture formed the heart, rivers formed the arteries • Crops made many planters wealthy • Slave labor used for plantation work

  13. Maryland • Founded: 1633 by Lord Baltimore and others, at Baltimore • Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo) • Major Cities: Baltimore, Annapolis • Colony Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England • Became a State: April 28, 1788

  14. Virginia • Founded: 1607 by John Smith and others, at Jamestown • Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn) • Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond • Colony Named for: England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I • Became a State: June 25, 1788

  15. North Carolina • Founded: 1653 by Virginia colonists • Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco) • Major Cities: Raleigh • Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England • Became a State: November 21, 1789

  16. South Carolina • Founded: 1663 by English colonists • Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle) • Major Cities: Charleston • Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England • Became a State: May 23, 1788

  17. Georgia • Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others • Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar) • Major Cities: Savannah • Colony Named for: England's King George II • Became a State: January 2, 1788

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