Thirteen English Colonies

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Thirteen EnglishColonies

• 1607-1770

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New England Colonies

• Founded religious reasons.
• Puritan Christianity was dominant
• Government
• Mayflower Compact- early example of colonial
  self-government
• Theocracy- Religion highly influences government

Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
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New England Colonies

• Climate and Geography Harsh winters,
  mountainous, fast running rivers, rocky soil,
  little farm land, good pasture, good harbors,
  forests

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New England Colonies

• Economy subsistence farming, dairy, shipping,
  fishing and whaling, lumber

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Middle Colonies

• Founded both for economic religious reasons
• Pennsylvania founded as a place where different
  religions could reside together peacefully
• Philadelphia City of Brotherly love in Greek.
  (from philos, "love" or "friendship", and
  adelphos, "brother)
• Government
• New York and New Jersey were royal colonies,
  controlled directly by the king
• Pennsylvania had self-elected government

William Penn
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Middle Colonies

• Climate and Geography Cold winters, both
  mountains and flat land, fertile soil, natural
  harbors, forests

Pennsylvania New York City
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Middle Colonies

• Economy Farming, especially wheat lumber trade

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Southern Colonies

• Founded economic, religious, political
  reasons.
• Maryland founded as a haven for Catholics
• Georgia founded as a buffer between SC and
  Spanish FL.
• Government Representative assemblies in MD VA

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Southern Colonies

• Climate and Geography Mild winters and hot
  summers, fertile lands, forest, natural harbors,
  navigable rivers

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Southern Colonies

• Economy farming (cash crops like cotton, tobacco
  rice), trade (slave)