New England Colonies New England Colonies

MassachusettsMassachusetts ConnecticutConnecticut New HampshireNew Hampshire Rhode IslandRhode Island

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesMassachusettsMassachusetts

Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay CompanyCompany

Puritans, came for Puritans, came for religious freedom.religious freedom.

Settled present day Settled present day MassachusettsMassachusetts

11stst settlement, settlement, Boston.Boston.

Same location as Same location as John Smith and the John Smith and the Pilgrims.Pilgrims.

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesGeographyGeography

Boston was settled Boston was settled along the Charles Riveralong the Charles River

Negative: Rocky hard Negative: Rocky hard soilsoil

Positive:Positive: Forests with natural Forests with natural

resourcesresources Oceans and Rivers Oceans and Rivers

provided aquacultureprovided aquaculture

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesReligionReligion

Settled as an Settled as an example for the rest example for the rest of the world.of the world. 1630: 700 people1630: 700 people 1640: 20,000 people1640: 20,000 people

EducationEducation Very importantVery important Should be able to Should be able to

read the bibleread the bible Free schools to all Free schools to all

childrenchildren

Way of LifeWay of Life CovenantCovenant

A special promise A special promise or agreement.or agreement.

Every free man Every free man promised that his promised that his family would live by family would live by the rules of the the rules of the Puritan church.Puritan church.

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesConflict in the promise land?Conflict in the promise land? Puritans wanted Puritans wanted

everyone to have the everyone to have the same views.same views. Is that realistic?Is that realistic?

Roger WilliamsRoger Williams Everyone should Everyone should

tolerate tolerate different different religious beliefs. religious beliefs.

Anne HutchinsonAnne Hutchinson Believed that people Believed that people

could talk directly to could talk directly to God.God.

Both were tried in courtBoth were tried in court WilliamsWilliams

Providence, Rhode Providence, Rhode IslandIsland

11stst European Colony European Colony that was religiously that was religiously freefree

HutchinsonHutchinson Portsmouth, Rhode Portsmouth, Rhode

IslandIsland

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesStill more conflict?Still more conflict?

Thomas HookerThomas Hooker Each church should be Each church should be

independentindependent Should choose own Should choose own

leadersleaders

1636 1636 100 followers went 100 followers went

with him to with him to Connecticut.Connecticut.

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesConflicts all around….Conflicts all around….

More English More English settlers equals?settlers equals?

Less land for Native Less land for Native Americans.Americans.

Roger Williams paid Roger Williams paid the Narragansett the Narragansett for their land.for their land.

Pequot War of 1637Pequot War of 1637 Peace for 40 yearsPeace for 40 years

Colonists traveled to Colonists traveled to present daypresent day New Hampshire, New Hampshire,

Vermont, and Vermont, and Maine.Maine.

Wampanoag Wampanoag Leader: MetacomentLeader: Metacoment

King PhillipKing Phillip Son of MassasoitSon of Massasoit

Fought to keep the Fought to keep the Wampanoag landsWampanoag lands

Last stand of Native Last stand of Native American Resistance.American Resistance.

Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies

DelawareDelaware PennsylvaniaPennsylvania New YorkNew York New JerseyNew Jersey

Middle Colonies Middle Colonies

New York- New York- Peter Peter

StuyvesantStuyvesant Duke of YorkDuke of York

New JerseyNew Jersey Gift to Berkley Gift to Berkley

and Carteretand Carteret

QuakersQuakers

1681 King Charles 1681 King Charles granted William granted William Penn landPenn land

William PennWilliam Penn QuakerQuaker ““quake before the quake before the

power of the lord.power of the lord. Jailed for beliefs in Jailed for beliefs in

England.England. Wanted Religious Wanted Religious

freedom.freedom.

Quakers: Society of Quakers: Society of friends.friends.

God was in their God was in their heart, no need for heart, no need for ministers.ministers.

Plain clothes Plain clothes furniture and food.furniture and food.

Anti slaveryAnti slavery Respecting Native Respecting Native

AmericansAmericans

Quakers and Quakers and CompromiseCompromise

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania ““Penn’s Woods”Penn’s Woods”

Settlement of Settlement of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Brotherly LoveBrotherly Love

Penn sent a letter to Penn sent a letter to the Lenni Lenapethe Lenni Lenape Live peacefullyLive peacefully Neighbors and Neighbors and

FriendsFriends Paid for the land.Paid for the land. Peaceful relations.Peaceful relations.

Middle Colonies- Where Middle Colonies- Where did Delaware come from? did Delaware come from?

Rapidly growing Rapidly growing Nation.Nation.

Part of Penn Part of Penn became became Delaware.Delaware.

Europeans came Europeans came looking for a looking for a better life.better life.

1720 10,0001720 10,000 1760 22,0001760 22,000

Middle Colonies Middle Colonies GeographyGeography

Rich farm land.Rich farm land. Main food Main food

region.region. Breadbasket of Breadbasket of

the colonies.the colonies. Grew a lot of Grew a lot of

wheat.wheat.

Atlantic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Appalachian Mountains.Mountains.

Rivers crisscrossed Rivers crisscrossed the colonies.the colonies.

New York Harbor, New York Harbor, busiest port of the 13 busiest port of the 13 colonies.colonies.

Middle Colonies – Variety of Middle Colonies – Variety of people.people.

Dutch had already Dutch had already settled by 1600’s.settled by 1600’s.

Jewish people from Jewish people from Portugal.Portugal.

German farmers German farmers Called Penn. DutchCalled Penn. Dutch

Built first Built first Conestoga Wagon.Conestoga Wagon.

Middle Colonies- Variety of Middle Colonies- Variety of people.people.

Scots- IrishScots- Irish Came from Came from

Scotland through Scotland through Northern Ireland.Northern Ireland.

AfricansAfricans EnslavedEnslaved Some were freeSome were free Few had same Few had same

rights.rights.

Middle Colonies-Middle Colonies-OverviewOverview

Variety of people. Variety of people. Variety of skills Variety of skills

and trades.and trades. The start of the The start of the

cultural blend in cultural blend in America.America.

The Southern ColoniesThe Southern Colonies

MarylandMaryland VirginiaVirginia North CarolinaNorth Carolina South CarolinaSouth Carolina GeorgiaGeorgia

Southern Colonies -Southern Colonies -FoundersFounders

King Charles 1 King Charles 1 Lord Baltimore a Lord Baltimore a

charter.charter. Catholics- Freedom Catholics- Freedom

of Religion.of Religion. Founded Maryland.Founded Maryland. Controlled by Controlled by

ProprietorsProprietors.. Men who control Men who control

the land.the land.

Southern Colonies-Beyond Southern Colonies-Beyond MarylandMaryland

Maryland had Maryland had spread to spread to Virginia.Virginia.

1663 King 1663 King Charles II gave Charles II gave 8 proprietors 8 proprietors Carolina which Carolina which split.split.

James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe 1729 Received a 1729 Received a

charter to found charter to found Georgia(after King Georgia(after King George II).George II).

Started a colony for Started a colony for debtors and poor debtors and poor people in America.people in America.

DebtorsDebtors People who owe People who owe

money.money.

Southern Colonies- Southern Colonies- GeorgiaGeorgia

Chief TomochichiChief Tomochichi Leader of the Leader of the

Yamacraw.Yamacraw. Lived on land Lived on land

located around located around creeks and rivers.creeks and rivers.

Met with Met with OglethorpeOglethorpe

Signed a treaty Signed a treaty for Savannah, Ga.for Savannah, Ga.

Separated Carolinas from the Separated Carolinas from the Spanish and French land in Spanish and French land in America.America.

Saying, “England would get Saying, “England would get rich by sending their poor rich by sending their poor abroad.”abroad.”

Other benefits of Other benefits of Georgia.Georgia.

{{ {{Foothills of the Foothills of the AppalachianAppalachian

Red ClayRed Clay Great for Great for

growing:growing: CornCorn tobaccotobacco

Atlantic CoastAtlantic Coast

Growing season Growing season was 7 months.was 7 months. RiceRice IndigoIndigo

Plant that Plant that produces a blue produces a blue dyedye

Southern Colonies- Southern Colonies- GeographyGeography

Georgia’s dark sideGeorgia’s dark side

Oglethorpe did Oglethorpe did not allow slavery.not allow slavery.

Proprietors Proprietors “rented” enslaved “rented” enslaved Africans from Africans from South America.South America.

1750’s slavery 1750’s slavery was established.was established.

1750-1760 1750-1760 Slavery grew Slavery grew from 1,000 to from 1,000 to 4,000.4,000.

1760 10,000 1760 10,000 people in GA.people in GA. 4,000 lived in 4,000 lived in

slavery.slavery.

Southern Colonies- OverviewSouthern Colonies- Overview

Maryland was founded Maryland was founded for Religious freedom for Religious freedom for Catholics.for Catholics.

1732 Georgia became 1732 Georgia became the 13the 13thth colony. colony.

Been over 100 years Been over 100 years since the first since the first settlement had been settlement had been established.established.

In less than 50 In less than 50 years, the 13 years, the 13 colonies will colonies will become the United become the United States of America.States of America.