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13 colonies

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New England colonies had poor soil hard winters good harbor in peaceful lumber and
Fish
The middle colonies had a good land for farming and good coast lines for
Ships and fishing
The souther in colonies had many large plantations because of their mild winters and
Rich soil
A region is an area who is the landscapes climate soil in different life makes it different from what
Other areas
Port cities became centers for what
Trade
Philadelphia became the largest city in the
13 colonies
Jamestown was the first permanent English Settlement it was named after
King James
John Smith said the colonists must work if they wanted to
Eat
Many colonists died from
Hunger disease and cold during the starving time the winter of 1609
John rule establish a tobacco as a Virginia Cash crop and married to
Pocahontas
In 1619 African slaves were brought to Virginia in chains to do
Hard plantation work
The trip from Africa to America ringing slaves to America was called the
Middle passage
George Calvert establish the colony of MarylandAs a refuge for
English catholic
The biggest cash crop in California plantation were
Indigo rice and not Tobacco
James Oglethorpe Wanted the Georgia colony to be free from slavery into reference people and for people of different
Religious from all parts of Europe
The pilgrims sales to America on the mayflower looking for
Religious freedom
The pilgrims wrote the Mayflower compact promising together
To govern themselves
Under the leadership of John Winthrope the Puritans founded the
Massachusetts Bay colony
25,000 Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay colony from
1632 1660 The great migration
Roger really him's ideas about separating Religion from the government
Can be found in our laws today.
The new England and southern colonies attractive mostly Colonist from
England and Scotland
The middle colonies attractive people from all over Europe
Particularly Germany the Netherlands in Sweden
Your penis cross the Atlantic Ocean to come
To America
The mixing of cultures into a new culture became known as the
American culture
Farmers Ust river highways to move their crops to large cities
For merchants to sell
The Dutch build The town of new Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan today
Today known as New York City
The Dodge built a wall across the island at the end of the town to put the animals From wandering into the town
It is Wall Street
Quakers believed all people were equal and should be treated with
Respect
In Philadelphia in 1776 the colonist rebelled against British rule singing or declaration
Independence
A governor is a leader who is appointed by a government or
Chosen by the people
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