The 13 colonies: Graphic Organizer (Northern, Middle, & South)

Tina Van
History 146
October 12, 2014
Week 3: Graphic Organizer

Northern
1. Massachusetts: Divided into the
Plymouth colony & the Massachusetts
Bay colony.
 Plymouth: Founded by
William Bradford & populated by the Pilgrims who were separatists from Anglican
Church.
 Massachusetts Bay: Founded by John Winthrop & strictly populated by Puritans who wanted to “purify” the Anglican
Church.
2. Connecticut: Founded by Thomas
Hooker, creator of the Fundamental
Orders of Connecticut.
 Religious & Political freedom
 All men who owned land
(regardless of religion) could vote 3. New Hampshire: Founded by settlers

1.

2.

3.

from Massachusetts
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

Economic opportunity
High population rise led to migration towards south of
Massachusetts, resulting in an entirely different colony.
4. Rhode Island: Founded by Roger
Williams.
 Religious & political freedom
 Separation of church & state
 Religious toleration

4.

Southern
Virginia: Founded by John Smith.
 Economic opportunities
 First English settlement
 Tobacco farming
 Conflict with Natives over land  Bacon’s Rebellion
Maryland: Founded by Lord
Baltimore.
 Religious & political freedom for Catholics
 Act of Toleration (1649)
 Abundant resources
(Chesapeake Bay & farmland)  Tobacco Farming
The Carolinas: Divided into North
Carolina & South Carolina (1729), founded by a group of 8 nobles for economic opportunities.
 North Carolina: small isolated (mainly tobacco) farms  South Carolina: Large plantations & high slave trade activity
Georgia: Founded by James
Oglethorpe.
 Economic opportunities for debtors  Defensive buffer from
Spanish attacks

Tina Van
History 146
October 12, 2014
Week 3: Graphic Organizer
Middle
1. New York: Founded by Dutch
Colonists.
 Religious freedom & economic opportunities  Originally New Amsterdam
(Dutch)
 High focus on trade
Tolerance of religion
2. New Jersey: Founded by John