The Thirteen
Colonies.
By:Serenity, Lilly, Michael and
Travis.
Introduction
• The thirteen colonies were
founded because Christopher
Columbus tried to find a new route
to Asia, but instead found
America.The colonists then claimed
parts of land for there own.
Middle Colonies
By: Serenity Clark and Travis
Roberts
Geographical Characteristics
Name Of Colony Characteristics Characteristic 2 Characteristic
1 3
Delaware Delaware river Saint Jones Chesapeake
River Canal
Pennsylvania Ohio River Susquehanna Pocono
River Mountains
New York Erie Canal Finger Lakes Lake Oneida
New Jersey Raritan River Lake Hopatcong Kittanning
Mountains
The Middle Colonies
Colonies Year Founded Founder
Delaware 1638 Peter Minuit
Pennsylvania 1682 William Penn
New York 1626 Peter Minuit
New Jersey 1664 English
colonists
The New
England
Colonies
By Michael Dostal
Geographical Characteristics
Name of colony Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Rhode Island Pautuxet river Narragansett bay Blackstone River
Connecticut Connecticut Naugatuck River Thames River
River
Massachusetts Wachusett River Lake Webster Mount Greylock
New Hampshire Mt. Washington Great Bay Lake
Winnipesaukee
The New England
Colonies
Colony Year Founded Founder
Rhode Island 1636 Roger Williams
Connecticut 1636 Thomas Hooker
Massachusetts 1630 John Winthrup
New Hampshire 1638 John
Wheelwright
The Southern
Colonies
By :
Lilly Tsiporenko
The Southern Colonies
name of colony year founded founder
Maryland 1633 Lord
Baltimore
Virginia 1607 John Smith
North Carolina 1653 Virginia Colonists
South Carolina 1663 English Colonists
Georgia 1732 James
Oglethorpe
geographical colony
characteristics
Name of colony Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Maryland Great Bays Broad Rivers Tangled Swamps
Georgia Great Bays Tangled Swamps Broad Rivers
Virginia Wet Low Lands Shallow Marshes Steep Mountains
North Carolina Maratick River Waterees River The North West
Branch river
South Carolina Yellow River Cooper River Ashley River
The Southern Colonies
About the southern colonies:First, they always had
Sabbath.Next,to cure illnesses they let the person
bleed.Third, in the southern colonies farming was very very
important.Last,there was a very small amount of slaves.
Credits: Fradin,Dennis,The South Carolina
Colony,Danbury,Connecticut,Children's Press,1993
Conclusion
• We worked very hard
on this project.The
thirteen colonies
research was hard but
it was fun….thank
you!!!!!