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The Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies. The Thirteen Colonies. Write On Activity. Curriculum Standards. Grade 4 The learner will be able to identify major industries of Colonial America using a map of the original 13 colonies. 13 Colonies. The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast.

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The Thirteen Colonies

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  1. The Thirteen Colonies The Thirteen Colonies Write On Activity

  2. Curriculum Standards • Grade 4 • The learner will be able to identify major industries of Colonial America using a map of the original 13 colonies.

  3. 13 Colonies • The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast. • The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown, in 1607, in what is now Virginia. • Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south.

  4. Jamestown

  5. 13 Colonies • As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory breaking out in wars. • French and England fought for control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War. • England won the war and gained control of Canada too.

  6. French and Indian War

  7. 13 Colonies • By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

  8. 13 Colonies 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") Massachusetts

  9. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding) Major Cities: ConcordColony Named for: county of Hampshire in England New Hampshire

  10. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat) Major Cities: New York City, Albany Colony Named for: Duke of York New York

  11. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing) Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven Colony Named for: from an Indian word that means, "beside the long tidal river" Connecticut

  12. 13 Colonies Rhode Island Major Industry: Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) Major Cities: Providence Colony Named for: Dutch for "red island"

  13. 13 Colonies Pennsylvania 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"

  14. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Manufacturing (ironworking, lumbering) Major Cities: Trenton, Princeton Colony Named for: Isle of Jersey in England New Jersey

  15. 13 Colonies Maryland Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo) Major Cities: Baltimore, Annapolis Colony Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England

  16. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) Major Cities: Wilmington Colony Named for: Delaware tribe and for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la Warr Delaware

  17. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn) Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond Colony Named for: England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I Virginia

  18. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco) Major Cities:Raleigh Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England North Carolina

  19. 13 Colonies South Carolina 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

  20. 13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar) Major Cities: Savannah Colony Named for: England's King George II Georgia

  21. Summary • The 13 colonies were settled for a variety of reasons. • The two main reasons were: • Religious freedom/autonomy • Economic interest

  22. 13 Colonies Resources • Worksheet and Map • Colonial America Movies • Interactive Map • Map Quiz • 13 Colonies Printout:  Label Me! • 13 Colonies Online Activities • Thirteen Colonies Summary • Write On Writing Focus

  23. The 13 colonies were settled in the 1600’s.

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