THE THIRTEEN COLONIES

By Hannah Menelsohn

New England Colonies

The New England Colonies include:★ Maine★ New Hampshire★ Vermont★ Massachusetts★ Connecticut★ Rhode Island

Attributes

★ People who settled in the New England Colonies wanted freedom of religion and to keep their family close.

★ Major occupations in the New England area: Agriculture (Subsistence Farming), Fishing, and Commerce.

★ Shipbuilding was important because Massachusetts was a major port in this area.

★ People who lived in the New England area depended on the natural resources.

Effects of Triangle Trade in the New England Colonies

★ Mercantilism and Triangle Trade proved to be quite profitable in the New England Colonies.

★ New England rum was shipped to Africa and traded for slaves.

★ Slaves were taken to the West Indies and were traded for sugar and molasses which went back to the New England Colonies.

Religion and the Great Awakening

★ The Pilgrims in Massachusetts and the Quakers in Pennsylvania were examples of people who left England so they could practice the religion they of their choice.

★ Maryland and Rhode Island passed laws of religious toleration which meant they couldn’t be harmed by others for practicing a different religion.

★ The revival began with Jonathan Edwards in Northampton, Massachusetts.

★ The Great Awakening helped lead to the American Revolution

Enlightenment Thinking

★ The first Puritans who settled in New England brought with them a passion for their religious beliefs.

★ Especially in New England, the culture was rooted in providentialism, a belief that God governs the world at each moment through His will and that all events occur as part of His ordained plan.

★ Many individuals who lived in the New England area were Calvinists or heavily influenced by John Calvin's works and thought

The Middle Colonies

The Middle Colonies include:★ New York ★ Pennsylvania★ New Jersey★ Delaware

Attributes

★ In the Middle Colonies, there was a lot of diversity: Catholics, English, and Enslaved Africans.

★ Excellent land for farming.★ Grew bread, fruits, and vegetables.★ Looking to practice own religion.★ Middle Colonies were part agricultural and part

industrial.

Effects of Triangle Trade on the Middle Colonies

★ The Middle Colonies were the most economically diverse.★ Wheat and grains grew in New York and Pennsylvania.★ Factories in the Middle Colonies produced paper, textiles,

and iron.★ Trade with England was plentiful★ Trade was possible within the colonies because of rivers

that were used to carry furs and farmed goods around North America.

The Great Awakening in the Middle Colonies

★ Many Quakers settled in the Middle Colonies.

★ Presbyterians in the Middle Colonies helped start and continue the religious revitalization.

★ Pastoral styles changed during this time. Many pastors began to read their sermons.

Enlightenment Thinking

★ William Penn was granted land in the colonies and this made many Quakers settle here.

★ Quakers are a religious group that is opposed of war.

★ Middle Colonies had Royal and Proprietary government.

The Southern Colonies

The Southern Colonies include:★ Maryland★ Virginia★ North Carolina★ South Carolina★ Georgia

Attributes

★ Many people in the Southern Colonies were out to make money.

★ Kept families together on plantations.★ The Southern Colonies were mainly agricultural.★ Plantations grew cash crops (tobacco, corn, rice, and

indigo) which could be sold and traded. Made lots of money

★ Slaves helped provide labor on the plantations

Effects of Triangle Trade on the Southern Colonies

★ By 1775, there were about 2.5 million slaves in the Southern Colonies.

★ Triangle Trade allowed for slaves to come from Africa and make it to America.

★ Boats would unload slaves and take any rum, sugar, molasses, or tobacco and go to Great Britain.

Great Awakening in the Southern Colonies

★ Religions: Anglicans, Catholics, Baptists, Methodists.

★ The Awakening’s biggest significance was the way it prepared America for its War of Independence.

Enlightenment Thinking

★ Enlightenment thinkers influenced politics, government, religion in the Colonies.

★ The systems of Government in the Southern Colonies were either Royal or Proprietary.

★ Royal Government: The Royal Colonies were ruled directly by the English monarchy

★ Proprietary Government: The King granted land to people in North America, who then formed Proprietary Colonies.

Citations

http://www.ushistory.org/us/7b.asphttp://www.screencast.com/t/ZouEdrOAeJhttp://www.great-awakening.com/?page_id=12http://www.bookunitsteacher.com/colonial_america/http://grantian.blogspot.com/2011/09/awaken.html