13 Original Colonies
The United States of America that we know of today, grew from the Original 13 Colonies. The creation of the colonies occurred between 1607 and 1776 and were located on the eastern seaboard of the nation. The original 13 colonies were Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay Colony (which included Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. The first European colonists and settlers did not know how big North America was because they didn't have a map of the continent - it was, literally unchartered land.
The United States of America that we know of today, grew from the Original 13 Colonies. The creation of the colonies occurred between 1607 and 1776 and were located on the eastern seaboard of the nation. The original 13 colonies were Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay Colony (which included Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. The first European colonists and settlers did not know how big North America was because they didn't have a map of the continent - it was, literally unchartered land.
Who founded the 13 Colonies
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13 Colonies Economies
The New England Colonies The New England Colonies are also referred to as the North Colonies - Fact 1 - Geography: The geography of New England consisted of mountains thick with trees, rivers and poor rocky soil that was difficult to farm and unsuitable for agriculture Fact 2 - Natural Resources: Fish, whales, forests. Imported agricultural products from other colonies Fact 3 - Religion: Puritans - No religious freedom. refer to Religion in the Colonies Fact 4 - Climate: Coldest of the three regions, leading to difficult winters but less disease The Middle Colonies The four Middle Colonies of Colonial America consisted of a mix of both northern and southern features and its early settlement was dominated by non-English Europeans, mostly Dutch and German, the English colonists were in the minority. Fact 1 - The geography and climate of the Middle Colonies was a mix of the New England and Southern features Fact 2 - Natural Resources: Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important natural resource Fact 3 - Religion: Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others. The Southern Colonies Fact 1 - Geography: The geography of the Southern Colonies was hilly coastal plains with plenty of forests Fact 2 - Natural Resources: The Southern colonies concentrated on developing plantations that eventually grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and indigo (a purple dye) Fact 3 - Religion: Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Baptists, Anglicans and others Fact 4 - Climate: Warmest of the three regions, winters not difficult to survive, warmer climate gave rise to the spread of disease Fact 5 - Trade and Industry was dominated by the Slave Plantations. |