The 13 Colonies Are Formed

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The 13 Colonies Are Formed
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New England Colonies

• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New Hampshire

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The New England Colonies

• People The people who settled and lived in the
  New England Colonies were mostly from England.
• Economies Manufacturing Farming in the New
  England Colonies was difficult due to the poor
  soil, cold climate and short growing season but
  the forests and sea helped with resources.
  Families in New England grew enough food to feed
  their families but had to rely on manufacturing
  and trade to earn livings. Economy was based on
  small farms, lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding,
  and trade.
• Climate The Climate in the New England colonies
  was colder than the other two regions due to the
  northern location.
• Geography The geography of New England was
  mostly hills and rocky soil.
• Natural Resources The natural resources of New
  England were fish, whales, trees, and furs.
• Religion First settlers came seeking religious
  freedom. However, the established religion of the
  New England Colonies was Puritan. Religious
  Freedom did not exist in New England for others.

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Middle Colonies

1. New York
2. Pennsylvania
3. New Jersey
4. Delaware

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Middle Colonies

• People The Middle Colonies was more diverse,
  than the other colonial region, both in the
  number of nationalities and in the number of
  religious groups that lived there. Polish,
  English, Lutherans, German Baptists, French
  Protestants, Dutch Mennonites, and Portuguese
  Jews were some of the different groups who
  settled in the region. Africans too.
• Economies Agriculture and Manufacturing
  Farming, Lumbering, Trading, Raising Livestock,
  Shipbuilding.
• Climate The Climate in the Middle Colonies was
  warmer then in the New England Colonies allowing
  for some farming, but colder than the Southern
  Colonies Cold, wet winters and long, hot summers
  with plenty of rain.
• Geography The geography of the Middle Colonies
  included fertile soil, rolling hills, valleys,
  and rivers.
• Natural Resources The natural resources of the
  Middle Colonies included farm land, water
  (rivers), crops, fish, wildlife, Iron Ore,
  fertile soil, etc.
• Religion Very Mix-First settlers came seeking
  religious freedom, so there were Quakers,
  Lutherans, Catholics, Jews, and many more.

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Southern Colonies

• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

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The Southern Colonies

• People The populations in the southern colonies
  were diverse and consisted of many European
  nationalities.
• Climate The climate in the southern colonies was
  the warmest of the three regions and boasted the
  longest growing season.
• Economies Agriculture, NO Manufacturing-Based on
  large farms called plantations, to grow tobacco,
  rice, other cash crops.
• Geography The geography of the Southern Colonies
  had a broad, coastal plain that was hilly and
  covered with forests.
• Natural Resources The natural resources found in
  the south were the rich farm lands, forests, and
  fish.
• Religion Religion did not have a large influence
  on the daily lives of southern colonists-mostly
  there was religious freedom. The Southern
  colonists had a mixture of religions including
  Baptists, Anglicans, etc.

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So Why did they Come???

• Some came to find fortune
• Some to escape religious prosecution-To worship
  freely
• Some to get land

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New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Origins of Settlers Mostly from England Holland, Sweden, Dutch, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, France, West Indies England, French, Germans, Scot Irish, Spanish, etc.
Motives for Colonization Religious Freedom Land Opportunity to Farm Religious Freedom Land Opportunity to Farm, Religious Freedom, freedom from debtors prison.
Attitudes toward Religion Strict in MA, more freedom in Rhode Island and Connecticut Many faiths flourished. Maryland was Catholic. Not as much as issue in other colonies.
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