Thirteen
American
Colonies
An overview of where we are heading...
Your Task!
Pay Attention!
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Coming
to
America
Part 1
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Review:
English settlers (AKA Pilgrims) left England to the “New World” and formed the 13 Colonies.
The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast. Settlers from Spain, France, Sweden, Holland, and England claimed land beginning in the 17th century. The struggle for control of this land would continue for more than a hundred years.
Go to the New World, Pilgrims, and claim land in the name of England!
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What was life like in the colonies?
Watch this video to find out!
3 Three things you have learned so far. | 2 Two things that surprised you. | 1 One question you still have. |
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The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown, in 1607, in what is now Virginia. John Smith and company had come to stay. The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts.
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Let’s go visit the first colony at Jamestown!
Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. Swedish and Dutch colonies took shape in and around what is now New York.
As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory. Many wars were fought in the 1600s and 1700s. Soon, the two countries with the largest presence were England and France.
The two nations fought for control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War (1754-1763). England won the war and got control of Canada, as well as keeping control of all the English colonies.
By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Check out this video about the French and Indian War ↓
Characteristics
of the
Colonies
Part 2
Each colony had its own unique characteristics, but historians lump them into groups based on where they were, why they were founded, and what kinds of industry they had,
New England Colonies
By and large, the people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. They were used to doing many things themselves and not depending on other people for much. Some of these people came to New England to make money, but they were not the majority.
Keep our family together! #FamilyFirst
We can do things on our own! #WeGotThis
Economy
The New England Colonies were largely farming and fishing communities. The people made their own clothes and shoes. They grew much of their own food. Crops like corn and wheat grew in large numbers, and much was shipped to England. Foods that didn't grow in America were shipped from England. Boston was the major New England port.
Dude where’s my tractor???? 😭
Corn Wheat
Middle Colonies
The people who founded the Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money. Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards.
I left my family in England. #AllAlone
I just want to practice my own religion and make money! #ReligousFreedom #AllAboutTheCash
The Middle Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial. Wheat and other grains grew on farms in Pennsylvania and New York. Factories in Maryland produced iron, and factories in Pennsylvania produced paper and textiles. Trade with England was plentiful in these colonies as well.
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Southern Colonies
The founders of the Southern Colonies were, for the most part, out to make money. They brought their families, as did the New England colonists, and they kept their families together on the plantations. But their main motivation was to make the good money that was available in the new American market.
Got my family with me but I’m really here to make money.
#MoneyMotivated
The Southern Colonies were almost entirely agricultural. The main feature was the plantation, a large plot of land that contained a great many acres of farmland and buildings in which lived the people who owned the land and the people who worked the land. (A large part of the workforce was African slaves, who first
arrived in 1619.)
Southern plantations
grew tobacco, rice, and
indigo, which they sold to
buyers in England
and elsewhere in America.
Your Task!
Part 3
At the end of this unit you will create a Billboard using Google Draw or Google Slides for your colony. Be sure to change your sharing settings to “anyone with link can view.” Info on how to do that here =)
THEN: You will post to this Padlet.
Check out the student examples
on there already. Click + then add
the link to your billboard. Be sure to
put both of your names in the title.
Resources:
You MUST include the following:
Use the following link to keep notes as you explore this HyperDoc.
Paste the link to your notes here: