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Types of Colonies
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New England Colonies
• Massachusetts • New Hampshire • Connecticut • Rhode Island• Why- Puritans seeking religious freedom• Who- Puritans, Pilgrims • Written form of government – Mayflower
Compact • Government tied to Puritan Church
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Middle Colonies
• New York• New Jersey• Pennsylvania • Delaware• Why- wealth and religious freedom• Who- Dutch, wealthy Englishmen, Quakers• Pennsylvania government- appointed the
governor, but allowed all men who owned land or paid taxes (so long as they were Christian) to vote for a legislative assembly
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Southern Colonies • Virginia • Maryland• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia• Why - investors seeking fortunes• Who – indentured servants, slaves from Africa ,
gentlemen• Who controlled the government? Planters dominated
local governing bodies, commanded the local militias (because they paid for them), and often served as de facto judges
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Group Work
• In groups of 3-4 pick a colony to report on. • Include the following:
– founder– Who settled there– Did the people form a type of government– Any other information you can think of.
• Be creative! You don’t have to make a travel brochure, you can record a video on phones
• Use the Civics textbook and workbooks on windowsill
• You will report on your colony.