The Thirteen Colonies CICERO © 2011
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The Thirteen Colonies
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New England Colonies
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
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Middle Colonies
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
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• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
Southern Colonies
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Tobacco
• When the North American colonists did not find gold, they were forced to find other ways of making money.
• In 1613, Virginia colonist John Rolfe harvested the first crop of tobacco to be sold in England.
• Virginia tobacco was soon in high demand! • Other colonies in the Chesapeake area found that they too could make huge profits growing tobacco.
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Indigo
• Indigo is a plant from Asia used to make a bluish-purple dye for clothing.
• Early colonists found that the climate in the southern region of North America was ideal for cultivating indigo crops.
• In southern colonies such as Georgia and South Carolina, Indigo was second only to rice as a cash crop.
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Rice
• Around 1700, colonists discovered that the swampy “low lands” of South Carolina were ideal for rice cultivation.
• For the next century, the colony prospered and grew, thanks to this profitable cash crop.
• Later, the Georgia colony also prospered from rice cultivation.
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Cotton
• Cotton plants produce a soft, fluffy fiber that can be used to make textiles.
• Early colonists learned that the climate and soil in the southern colonies were ideal for growing cotton.
• Raw cotton was shipped to England’s textile mills.
• The invention of the cotton gin sparked a cotton “boom.”
• By the middle of the 19th century, the southern economy was almost entirely based on cotton production.
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Diagrams
• Colonial Hardships
• Causes of the French and Indian War
• Phases of the French and Indian War
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Causes of the French and Indian War
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Causes of the French and Indian War
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Causes of the French and Indian War
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Causes of the French and Indian War
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Phases of the French and Indian War
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Phase 11754 – 1756
Phase 21756 – 1758
Phase 31758 – 1763
Phases of the French and Indian War
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Phase 11754 – 1756
Phase 21756 – 1758
Phase 31758 – 1763
• Local actions in North America beginning with Fort Necessity;
• Most action is about trying to capture frontier forts;
• The British are largely unsuccessful.
Phases of the French and Indian War
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Phase 11754 – 1756
Phase 21756 – 1758
Phase 31758 – 1763
• Local actions in North America beginning with Fort Necessity;
• Most action is about trying to capture frontier forts;
• The British are largely unsuccessful.
• Begins with a real declaration of war (May15, 1756);
• Touches off a true world war (Seven Years War);
• Both sides commit more men and resources.
Phases of the French and Indian War
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Phase 11754 – 1756
Phase 21756 – 1758
Phase 31758 – 1763
• Local actions in North America beginning with Fort Necessity;
• Most action is about trying to capture frontier forts;
• The British are largely unsuccessful.
• Begins with a real declaration of war (May18, 1756);
• Touches off a true world war (Seven Years War);
• Both sides commit more men and resources.
• Britain decides to concentrate on North America;
• Britain invests HUGE amounts of money;
• Ends with British victory.
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What Is Wrong With This Picture?
The First Thanksgiving by Jennie A. Brownscombe (1914)
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
The First Thanksgiving by Jennie A. Brownscombe (1914)
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Pilgrim men did not eat together with Pilgrim women at large gatherings.
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The First Thanksgiving by Jennie A. Brownscombe (1914)
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A Pilgrim house would not have a front porch. Their roofs were made from grass (thatch) and steeply pitched.
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The First Thanksgiving by Jennie A. Brownscombe (1914)
Pilgrims are often depicted wearing only black and white dress. However, they actually wore brightly colored clothing.