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Thirteen Colonies

Thirteen Colonies. From England to Roanoke. First settlers. There were two groups coming from England to settle down in USA. Sir Walter Raleigh 1587. The first group led by Sir Walter Raleigh came for material purposes exploring like the Spanish . Roanoke disappearing. Other settlers.

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Thirteen Colonies

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  1. ThirteenColonies

  2. FromEnglandto Roanoke

  3. Firstsettlers • ThereweretwogroupscomingfromEnglandtosettledown in USA.

  4. Sir Walter Raleigh 1587 Thefirstgroupledby Sir Walter Raleigh camefor material purposesexploringliketheSpanish.

  5. Roanoke disappearing

  6. Othersettlers • John Smith and Jamestown 1607 • ThePilgrims and theMayflower 1620 THEY BEGAN TO SPREAD AROUND THE AREA Where??

  7. They spread untiltheyformedtheThirteenColonies

  8. 1st Continental Congress 1774 • Onlytwelvecoloniesparticipated. Georgia was in troublewithIndians and waswaitingfor English assistance.

  9. DiscussionaboutgettingindependentfromEngland

  10. Reasonstoget Independence • TheyhadtopaytaxestoEngland $$$$ • Theywanted free choiceforreligion • Theywanted individual rights. Notrightsforthecolonies set byEngland. • Theywantedtoactfreely. • Theywantedtheirownproperty and startgrowingfromthere.

  11. Carpenter’s Hall Located in Philadelphia. HeldtheFirst Continental Congress in 1774.

  12. Importantmengathering in theCongress George Washington 1732 – 1799 Virginia

  13. John Adams 1735 – 1826 Massachusetts

  14. Thomas Jefferson 1743 – 1826 Virginia

  15. James Madison 1752 – 1836 Virginia

  16. James Monroe 1758 – 1831 Virginia

  17. Which one is your favorite?

  18. Whyisit so important tohave a leader in a group?

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