The document provides information on the 13 original colonies of British North America, dividing them into three regional groups: - The New England colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island were initially settled by Puritans seeking religious freedom, though some later came for economic opportunities in farming, fishing, and shipbuilding. Boston emerged as the major port. - The Middle colonies of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania attracted diverse religious groups and those seeking economic opportunities in agriculture, industry, and trade. - The Southern colonies of Georgia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Virginia were initially settled for economic reasons, relying heavily on large plantations that produced cash crops like tobacco using slave

1. Thirteen Original Colonies
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2. New England Colonies
1. Connecticut
2. Massachusetts
3. New Hampshire
4. Rhode Island

3. New England Colonies
• Some people came to New England to make
money while the majority were pilgrims who
were looking for religious freedom
• Those who came to make money benefitted
from the subsistence farming and fishing
communities

4. New England Colonies
• The people who settled there made their own
clothes/shoes and grew the majority of their
food. What food they did not grow on their
own was imported from England

5. New England Colonies
• Boston (Massachusetts) was the major port
of New England. Shipbuilding was popular
because of the large easily navigated ports of
Boston

6. New England Colonies
• Mercantilism: the idea that a nation should
export more than it imports and how well this
balance is kept determines a nation’s wealth
and power
• The idea of mercantilism was brought about
as the New England Colonies developed

7. Middle Colonies
1. Delaware
2. New Jersey
3. NewYork
4. Pennsylvania

8. Middle Colonies
• People came to the Middle Colonies looking
to practice their own religion (mostly
Pennsylvania) or to make money

9. Middle Colonies
• The Middle Colonies were the most diverse in
terms of economics, culture, ect.

10. Middle Colonies
• The Middle Colonies were part agricultural
and part industrial. The colonies grew grains
and produced iron, paper and textiles. The
trade within the Middle Colonies was
successful.

11. Middle Colonies
• The Middle Colonies appealed to Quakers
(religious group against violence/war)
because of it’s fertile soil and religious
toleration

12. Southern Colonies
1. Georgia
2. Maryland
3. North Carolina
4. South Carolina
5. Virginia

13. Southern Colonies
• People came to the Southern Colonies to
make money

14. Southern Colonies
• The Southern Colonies relied mainly on
agriculture. Families lived on big plantations
and grew crash crops.
• A cash crop is a crop grown to make money
(cash) off of

15. Southern Colonies
• Slaves would live on the plantations of their
owners and work for them
• The topic of slavery is what split the Carolinas
into North and South Carolina (1729)

16. Southern Colonies
• James Oglethorpe established the colony
known as Georgia which was were debtors
could go and eventually pay off their debts to
who they owe without having to go to prison

17. Effects ofTriangularTrade
In Africa:
• Depopulation- Africans were taken and used as slaves, slaves
were killed, wars broke out
• Fall in the economy- workers were taken as slaves, trade
was changed
• Violence- slaves were abused, kidnapped and killed, slave
trade, wars

18. Effects ofTriangularTrade
In America:
• Change in everyday life and culture- slaves were
used to accomplish daily activities, African culture spread
• Slaves- slaves were brought on a ship to serve the people
• Change in the economy- plantations, money in
exchange for exports

19. Effects ofTriangularTrade
In Europe:
• Change in the economy- new goods were brought in,
• Struggle for power- colonies were developing in the
Americas
• Change in culture- different ideas were spread

20. Effects of the Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was the religious reform in the American
Colonies. Christians began to turn away from the way of the churches
and changed the way they worshiped. The Awakening is said to help
people express how they feel in ties to having a greater relationship
with God. The Awakening prepared America’s mindset for
independence and revolutions. The Awakening proved that religious
practices and power was up to each individual’s preference or each
religion.

21. Effects of Enlightenment thinking on the
development of the colonial government
The Enlightenment encouraged individuals to
branch out and to take a stand for their beliefs.
The effect of this is that the colonial
government develops into a democracy- a
government for the people.