The Thirteen Colonies - PowerPoint

							The Thirteen Colonies
     By: Caitlin Driscoll




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        When the Colonies were Founded
►   Virginia (1607)
►   Massachusetts (1620)
►   New York (1626)
►   Maryland (1633)
►   Rhode Island (1636)
►   Connecticut (1636)
►   Delaware (1638)
►   New Hampshire (1638)
►   North Carolina (1653)
►   South Carolina (1663)
►   New Jersey (1664)
►   Pennsylvania (1682)
►   Georgia (1732)


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      The New England Colonies
► Massachusetts
► Rhode Island
► Connecticut
► New Hampshire




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The Middle Colonies
          ► New York
          ► Delaware
          ► New Jersey
          ► Pennsylvania




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             The Southern Colonies
► Virginia
► Maryland
► North Carolina
► South Carolina
► Georgia




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Virginia
    ►   Founded by the London
        Company (John Smith).
    ►   Great place to grow
        tobacco, wheat, and corn.
    ►   Named for England’s
        Queen Elizabeth I.
        (“Virgin Queen”)
    ►   Officially became a state
        on June 25, 1788.



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Massachusetts
       ►   Founded originally as two
           different colonies: Plymouth
           Colony in 1620 by the Pilgrims,
           and Massachusetts Bay Colony
           in 1630 by the Puritans. The
           two colonies were united in
           1691. (John Winthrop)
       ►   Great for fishing, growing corn,
           and raising livestock.
       ►   Also, great place for lumbering
           and shipbuilding.
       ►   Name came from a tribal word
           meaning “large hill place.”
       ►   Officially became a state on
           February 6, 1788.
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                            New York
►   Founded by the Dutch West
    India Company and was known
    as “New Netherland.” It was
    renamed in 1664 when the
    English took control. (Peter
    Minuit)
►   Area was great for shipbuilding
    and iron works.
►   Also, a good place to grow
    grain, rice, indigo, and wheat
    and to raise cattle.
►   Named for the “Duke of York.”
►   Officially became a state on July
    26, 1788.

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                       Maryland
►   Land was granted to Lord
    Baltimore.
►   Great land to grow corn,
    wheat, rice, and indigo.
►   Also a good place for
    shipbuilding and iron
    works.
►   Named for “Queen
    Henrietta Maria of
    England.”
►   Officially became a state
    on April 28, 1788.
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                        Rhode Island
►   Settled by two different Massachusetts groups and was united in 1644.
    (Roger Williams)
►   Rhode Island was a great place for raising livestock, dairy, and fishing.
►   It was also a good area for lumbering.
►   The name came from the Dutch, meaning “red island.”
►   Officially became a state on May 29, 1790.




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                           Connecticut




►   Founded by settlers originally from Massachusetts and other colonies.
    Was named New Haven Colony in 1638 and soon renamed
    Connecticut. (Thomas Hooker)
►   Great land for growing wheat and corn and for catching fish.
►   Its name came from an Algonquin word, meaning “beside the long
    tidal river.”
►   Officially became a state on February 6, 1788.

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Delaware
    ►   Originally settled by the Swedes,
        but taken over by the Dutch in
        1655. Then England took
        control in 1664. Finally, in
        1682, the land was granted to
        William Penn. (Peter Minuit)
    ►   Great area for fishing and
        lumbering.
    ►   Named for the Delaware tribe
        and an early governor of
        Virginia, “Lord de la Warr.”
    ►   Officially became a state on
        December 7, 1787.



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                    New Hampshire
►   Originally part of Maine, but
    became its own colony in 1629.
    Then from 1641-1643, it
    became part of Massachusetts.
    Finally, in 1679 it became its
    own colony again. (John
    Wheelwright)
►   Great place to manufacture
    textiles and for shipbuilding.
►   It also, had good land for
    growing potatoes and the water
    surrounding it was great for
    fishing.
►   Named for the “county of
    Hampshire in England.”
►   Officially became a state on
    June 21, 1788.
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                   North Carolina
►   Settled by members of the
    other colonies. Granted a
    private company in 1663
    and divided into two
    colonies in 1711.
►   Great place to grow indigo,
    rice, and tobacco.
►   Name came from the Latin
    word carolus, meaning
    “Charles.”
►   Officially became a state
    on November 21, 1789.
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South Carolina
       ►   Originally part of the Carolina
           Colony. Separated in 1711, and
           became a Royal Providence in
           1729.
       ►   Like North Carolina it had great
           land for growing indigo, rice,
           tobacco, and cotton.
       ►   South Carolina’s land could also
           support the raising of cattle.
       ►   Like North Carolina, the name
           came from the Latin word
           carolus, meaning “Charles.”
       ►   Officially became a state on May
           23, 1788.

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                       New Jersey




►   Originally settled by the Dutch, but in 1644 it was taken
    over by England.
►   Great place for ironworking and lumbering.
►   Named for the “Isle of Jersey in England.”
►   Officially became a state on December 18, 1787.
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Pennsylvania
      ►   Settled by the Dutch and
          Swedes, but England took
          control in 1664. Then it was
          granted to William Penn by
          Charles II in 1681.
      ►   Great place to grow and raise
          wheat, corn, cattle, and dairy.
      ►   Also known as a place for
          papermaking, shipbuilding, and
          textiles.
      ►   Named for William Penn and for
          the Latin word sylvania,
          meaning “forest.”
      ►   Officially became a state on
          December 12, 1787.
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                          Georgia
►   Granted a private company
    by George II in 1732 and
    was settled a year later in
    Savannah. (James
    Oglethorpe)
►   Great land for growing
    indigo, rice, and sugar.
►   Named for England’s King
    George II.
►   Officially became a state
    on January 2, 1788.
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         Students will Know…
► The  Original Thirteen Colonies and be able
  to label them on a map
► When each colony was founded
► Who founded each colony
► The major crops/industry the colony was
  known for
► When each colony became a state


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