Transcript The 13 English Colonies

By David Drabinski
History Standards
 Describe the colonial era with emphasis on the
development of an economy based on agriculture,
commerce, and handicraft manufacturing; and
the emergence of major regional differences in
the colonies
Objective
 The goal of this lesson is that students should
understand which states comprised the 13 colonies and
in which region they are classified to. They should also
understand the economy and climate of the regions
and the reason they were founded.
Review Question
 Question What country controlled the 13 colonies?
A)Russia
B)England
C)France
D)Brazil
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Red – New England
White – Middle
Blue- Southern
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New
England
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Middle
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Southern
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Vocabulary
 Subsistence Farming- A type of agriculture in which
people live on what they grow themselves.
 Immigrate- To move to a foreign region or country.
 Cash Crop- These are crops that are to be sold.
Examples are sugar cane, cotton, tobacco.
Massachusetts
New
England
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode island
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Middle
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Southern
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New England Colonies
 Founded in Plymouth by a group of English Protestants
also known as the Puritans.
 Climate- Harsh with short growing season and bitterly
cold winters.
 Most families lived by subsistence farming.
 Benefited from products of the sea and forest.
 Reason they founded was for religious freedom.
 Center for shipbuilding and trade
Pair Share
 Turn to the person next to you and discuss
what Americans used from the forest and
sea? You have 2 minutes.
Examples
Forrest- Deer
Sea -Fish
Massachusetts
New
England
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode island
New York
Delaware
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Middle
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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Southern
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The Middle Colonies
 The Dutch founded New Netherlands which was later
renamed New York City by the English
 William Penn was a Quaker (Protestant Sect) that
taught all people are equal.
 Climate- Milder, longer growing season and more
fertile soil then New England
 Reason colonies were founded was to expand trade and
also religious and political freedom
The Middle Colonies (cont)
 Had many skilled workers that produced fine goods
like shoes, candles, fabrics, clocks and glassware
 Had multiple large cities that many Europeans
immigrated to.
 Had much larger farms then those in New England
Question
 Which of these is not apart of the middle colonies?
A)New York
B)New Jersey
C)Rhode Island
D)Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New
England
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
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Middle
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Southern
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
The Southern Colonies
The Southern Colonies
 Maryland was established as a haven for Catholics
who faced restrictions in England.
 Climate- Warm, with hot summers and mild winters
with long growing seasons
 Contain very rich farmland along the coast.
 Had huge plantations that produced cash crops
 Large labor force that was supplied by enslaved
Africans
 Laws treated slaves as property with almost no rights
Question
Which of these are not a Cash Crop?
A)Tobacco
B)Cotton
C)Sugar Cane
D)Cereal
Talking Stick
 Name one of the 13 Colonies then pass the stick to your
neighbor so the can name another and so on and so on
till we have named all 13 of them.
 Exit Card – Fill in the map