HISTORY BEHIND THE 13 COLONIES

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HISTORY BEHIND THE 13 COLONIES
HISTORY BEHIND THE 13 COLONIES
HISTORY BEHIND THE 13 COLONIES
BY SHELBY , ALEX, AND DALE
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MIDDLE, ENGLAND, SOUTHERN COLONIES

• One reason why these colonies were found was to
  settle homes and discover the new land
• Next , they settled homes there because there was
  to much population in their homelands.

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Middle Region
Name of colonies Year founded Founder
Delaware 1638 Peter Miniut
Pennsylvania 1682 William Penn
New York 1626 Peter Minuit
New Jersey 1664 English colonists
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Southern Colonies
Name of Colony Year founded Founder
Maryland 1633 Lord Baltimore
Virginia 1607 John Smith
North Carolina 1653 Virginia colonists
South Carolina 1663 English colonists
Georgia 1730 James Oglethorpe
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New England Colonies
Name of Colony Year Founded Founder
Rhode Island 1636 Roge Williams
Connecticut 1636 Thomas Hookerand
Massachusetts 1630 John Winthrop
New Hampshire 1638 John Wheelright
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Middle Characteristic
Name of colonies Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Delaware No big mountains Big open fields Had some lakes
Pennsylvania No mountains Little hills Deep harbor
New York Very small hills Wide open vallys Deep harbor
New Jersey No big mountains Few hills One big river
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Southern Characteristic
Name of colony Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Maryland Cotton plantationst Broud rivers Great bays
Virginia Wet lowlands Shallow marshes Steep mountains
North Carolina Maratick river Watery river North west branch river
South Carolina Swamps Rivers Dams
Georgia American lived there Great bays Tangled swamps
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New England Characteristic
Name of colony Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Rhode island Black stone river Coastal Low Lands Jerimoth hill
Massachusetts Farming land Atlantic round Mountains
Connecticut Candle wood lake Mt. Frissell Coastal Low Lands
New Hampshire White Mountains Mt. Washington Merrimack River
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The colony map
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Key founding fathers

• Peter Minuit found two of the middle colonies.
• John Wheel right found two of the New England
  colonies

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The job of the colony kids

• The colony kids played games like tag,and hide
  and go seek.
• The chores for the boys was working out in the
  fields and making toys. The ladies had to work in
  the house ,turn butter, and weaved.
• They farmed and fished.

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Slaves attitude

• Marriage was not encouraged among slaves by
  owners.Most slaves (men women) were field
  hands.House servants lived in better
  circustances.