The Thirteen British Colonies

1. The Thirteen British Colonies Mr. Snyder 5th Grade Social Studies

2. Ohio History Benchmark • Describe the lasting effects of the colonies built by the Spanish, French and English in North America.

3. Lesson 5 Pretest

4. :10 What was the main cash crop was raised and sold in Virginia. • Corn • Tobacco • Squash • Beans

5. Which was the first written system of government in North America? • Bill of Rights • The Constitution • The Fundamental Orders

6. 30 The British had 17 colonies in North America. • True • False

7. :30 What three colonies were formed from the lands originally called Carolina? • North Carolina • Georgia • Ohio • Virginia • South Carolina • Maryland • Delaware

8. 30 William Penn established Pennsylvania as a refuge for? • Native Americans • Jews • Catholics • Quakers

9. Early British Colonies • Virginia and Maryland were two of the earliest British colonies. Each granted charter by the king. • A charter is a document giving a person or group official approval to take a certain action.

10. The Rise Of Tobacco • Five years after Virginia started with the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 settlers began to grow tobacco as a cash crop. • A cash crop is a crop people raise to sell rather than to use themselves.

11. :10 What was the main cash crop was raised and sold in Virginia. • Corn • Tobacco • Squash • Beans

12. Connecticut • In 1636, settlers living in villages along the Connecticut River joined together to form the Connecticut colony. • The most famous of these settlers was a minister called Thomas Hooker.

13. Thomas Hooker • Thomas Hooker thought that a colony’s government should be based on the will of its people, not its leaders. • In 1639 the colony adopted Hooker’s beliefs in the form of the Fundamental Orders, the first written system of government in North America.

14. Fundamental Orders • The Fundamental Orders allowed Connecticut’s male colonists to elect their government leaders. • Connecticut was the first colony to allow “some” of their colonists to elect their leaders.

15. Which was the first written system of government in North America? • Bill of Rights • The Constitution • The Fundamental Orders

16. Colonists Survival • The colonists couldn’t survive just by owning land. They needed a cash crop. They tried tobacco, silk, grapes, and cotton. They had more success raising cattle, collecting furs, and making tar from pine trees.

17. Colony Division • IN 1712 the northern two-thirds of the chartered area was divided into two colonies; North and South Carolina. • In 1733 the bottom portion was named after King George II. This portion became Georgia.

18. :30 What three colonies were formed from the lands originally called Carolina? • North Carolina • Georgia • Ohio • Virginia • South Carolina • Maryland • Delaware

19. Post Test

20. :10 What was the main cash crop was raised and sold in Virginia. • Corn • Tobacco • Squash • Beans

21. Which was the first written system of government in North America? • Bill of Rights • The Constitution • The Fundamental Orders

22. 30 The British had 17 colonies in North America. • True • False

23. :30 What three colonies were formed from the lands originally called Carolina? • North Carolina • Georgia • Ohio • Virginia • South Carolina • Maryland • Delaware

24. 30 William Penn established Pennsylvania as a refuge for? • Native Americans • Jews • Catholics • Quakers

25. 30 C_A_T_R • L U K • H E R • I B F • I M H

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