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The 13 Colonies

The 13 Colonies. By: Julia Sullivan. The Southern Colonies. Maryland. Maryland was founded in 1632 The founder of it is Lord Baltimore They discovered Maryland so they could be free Lord Baltimore is from England The major cities are Baltimore and Annapolis

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The 13 Colonies

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  1. The 13 Colonies By: Julia Sullivan

  2. The Southern Colonies

  3. Maryland • Maryland was founded in 1632 • The founder of it is Lord Baltimore • They discovered Maryland so they could be free • Lord Baltimore is from England • The major cities are Baltimore and Annapolis • They went there for the Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo)

  4. Virginia • Virginia was founded by Captain John Smith • Virginia was founded in 1607 • They went there for a new route to Asia and to get gold • Thecolonists were from London • The major cities are Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond

  5. South Carolina • South Carolina was founded in 1663 • It was founded by eight nobles with a Royal Charter • They came here for Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle) • The major city is Charleston • South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788

  6. North Carolina • It was founded in 1653 ten years before South Carolina was founded • North Carolina was founded by people from Virginia • It was founded by King Charles the second

  7. Georgia • Georgia was founded by King George the second • It was founded in 1732 • The explorers were from Greece and Germany • They went to Georgia for the rice

  8. The Middle Colonies

  9. New York • New York was founded by Peter Minuit and many others • He founded it in 1626 • Peter and other colonists founded it for the animal skins and the crops they could use • The major city in New York is New York City • It became a state on July 26, 1788

  10. Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 • It was named by William Penn • He came to Pennsylvania for Agriculture and manufacturing • They named it Pennsylvania because his last name is Penn • The major cities are Philadelphia, Lancaster, York • Pennsylvania became a state on December 12, 1787

  11. Delaware • It was founded in1638 • They named it after BaronDe La Warr • Henry Hudson discovered Delaware • He came from Holland • The major city is Wilmington • The wanted Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)

  12. New Jersey • It was founded in 1664 • New Jersey was founded by George Carteret • It was founded by English colonists • It was founded for the manufacturing • New Jersey’s major city is Trenton

  13. New England Colonies

  14. New Hampshire • New Hampshire was founded by John Wheelwright and others • It was founded in 1638 • They went there for the Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding) • New Hampshire’s major city is Concord • New Hampshire became a state June 21, 1788

  15. Massachusetts • It was founded in 1630 by John Winthrop and others • They went there for the Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding) • They major cities are Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, and Concord • Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788

  16. Connecticut • It was founded in1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford • They went there for Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing) • It became a state on February 6, 1788 • The major cities are Hartford, New Haven

  17. Rhode Island • Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams and others • They went there for Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) • The major city is Providence • It became a state on May 29, 1790

  18. Credits • http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ • http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii • http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=iw

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