The 13 Colonies
By: Gabby
New England Colonies Maine
New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island
Southern Colonies Virginia
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Middle Colonies New York
Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland
Virginia
Who: London Company
Why: Founded from a desire to gain wealth and to a lesser extent to convert the natives to
Christianity.
When:1609
Named for: King James the First Major Cities: Jamestown
Massachusetts
Who: Separatists - Puritans
Why: Separatists in England fled to Holland in 1608 and then decided to find refuge in America where they could create a home for themselves in the Massachusetts Colony.
When:1620
Named for: Large Hill Place
Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, Concord
New Hampshire
Who: John Wheelwright
Why: To create a fishing colony
When:1623
Named for: County of Hampshire in England Major Cities: Concord
Maryland
Who: Lord Baltimore
Why: to create a refuge for Roman Catholics
When: 1634
Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England Major Cities: Baltimore and Annapolis
Connecticut
Who: Thomas Hooker
Why: They were looking for more freedom and financial opportunities
When: c. 1635
Named for: Beside the long tidal river Major Cities: Hartford and New Haven
Rhode Island
Who: Roger Williams
Why: His beliefs in separation of church and state and freedom of religion.
When: 1636
Named for: Red Island Major Cities: Providence
Delaware
Who: Peter Minuit
Why: When Charles II, King of England gave his
brother James, the Duke of York, New Netherland, he demanded and received its surrender.
When: 1638
Named for: named for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la Warr
Major Cities: Wilmington
North Carolina
Who: Virginians
Why: King Charles II issued a royal charter to
eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia.
When: 1653
Named for: Charles I of England Major Cities: Raleigh
South Carolina
Who: King Charles II
Why: In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia.
When: 1663
Named for: Charles I of England Major Cities: Charleston
New Jersey
Who: Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret Why: Advertised and promised settlers many benefits for colonizing including representative government and freedom of religion
When: 1664
Named for: Isle of Jersey in England Major Cities: Trenton and Princeton
New York
Who: Duke of York
Why: Received control of New Netherland.
When: 1664
Named for: Duke of York
Major Cities: New York City and Albany
Pennsylvania
Who: William Penn
Why: Land grant that was owed his deceased Father
When: 1682
Named for: William Penn's father and sylvania Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster, and York
Georgia
Who: James Oglethorpe
Why: Given a charter from King George II to create a new colony.
When: 1732
Named for: England's King George II Major Cities: Savannah
New England Colonies
Natural Resources: Fish, whales, trees and furs
Major Industries: Timber and lumber industries
Crops/Agriculture: Corn and grain
Middle Colonies
Natural Resources: Rich farm land, forests, and fish.
Major Industries: Iron, paper, and textiles
Crops/Agriculture: Wheat and other grains
Southern Colonies
Natural Resources: Timber
Major Industries: Plantation
Crops/Agriculture: Tobacco, rice, and indigo
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Homes
In colonial times most homes were simply one big room. It was used for sleeping, eating, cooking, and
working. The older children would sleep in the attics while the grown- ups and babies slept in the large room. The babies slept in cradles close to the fire. Bags filled with scratchy straw were used for
mattresses in the attic. Mothers and fathers slept in a jack-bed. They
could not sleep stretched out
because the bed was short to save space and it was not long enough to lay straight.
Religion
The colonies had religious services.
Each of the colonies had different beliefs about what people should learn in those services. Most of the New England colonists were Puritans and they led very strict lives. They would meet in a meetinghouse. It was a large building in the center of the town and was used for meetings as well as church services. The
Middle colonists were a mixture of religions, including Quakers,
Catholics, and Jews. The Southern colonies also had a mixture of
religions including Baptist and Anglicans.
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Education
At school they were taught to read, write, and do some arithmetic,
which is like math. They needed to learn this because then they can read the bible, write letters to people and keep track of their
amount of money. Their town was considered lucky to have a
schoolhouse because most towns didn’t have one. If they didn’t have a school their parents would teach
them some things. Then they would probably have the same job that their father has when they grow up.
Fun & Games
In the colonial days everyone was very busy, but there was still time for games and recreation. Children
would play games to help them with skills like running, jumping and
throwing. All of their games were made from things they had because there were no factories or stores that made toys. In the colonial days there were many children in a family, so the boys and girls always had lots of playmates.
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Food
Sweets and desserts were something the colonists loved. Usually pies, cobblers, and cakes were served at the end of a meal. If there wasn't enough time to make a pie, Apple Tansy was served. This sugary dessert was made from apples covered with a sauce made of beaten eggs, cream, nutmeg, and sugar. The colonists also went wild over ice cream, a favorite dessert.
Clothing
The colonial people liked bright-colored clothing. Yellow, red, purple, and blue were their favorite colors. Thread was dyed with poke berries and it was used to make red capes for woman ands girls. Woman and girls would keep their hair covered all the time. They wore mob caps. Boys had long hair and an odd fashion craze was the wig for men. The wigs were human hair, goat hair, or horse hair. If a person was really poor, his wig was made out of thread. The wig would fit very tight on the head and the worst thing for a man would be that he
"flipped his wig" or the best thing would be to be known as a "big wig" because that meant that the man was wealthy.
This a blacksmith, he makes horse shoes
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This is a milliner, she makes cloths
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This is a shoemaker, he makes shoes
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