The Thirteen The Thirteen Colonies Colonies Write On Activity Write On Activity
Dec 25, 2015
The ThirteenThe Thirteen Colonies ColoniesWrite On ActivityWrite On Activity
Curriculum Standards
• Grade 4– The learner will be
able to identify major industries of Colonial America using a map of the original 13 colonies.
13 Colonies
• The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast.
• The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown, in 1607, in what is now Virginia.
• Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south.
Jamestown
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• As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory breaking out in wars.
• French and England fought for control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War.
• England won the war and gained control of Canada too.
French and Indian War
13 Colonies• By this time, the English
colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington, Concord
Colony Named for: Massachusetts tribe (word means "large hill place")
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Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Concord Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England
13 Colonies
Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat)
Major Cities: New York City, Albany
Colony Named for: Duke of York
13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing)
Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven
Colony Named for: from an Indian word that means, "beside the long tidal river"
13 Colonies
Major Industry: Agriculture (livestock, dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)
Major Cities: Providence
Colony Named for: Dutch for "red island"
13 Colonies
Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, cattle, dairy), Manufacturing (textiles, papermaking, shipbuilding)
Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster, York
Colony Named for: William Penn and sylvania, Latin for "forest"
13 Colonies Major Industry: Manufacturing (ironworking, lumbering)
Major Cities: Trenton, Princeton
Colony Named for: Isle of Jersey in England
13 Colonies Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo)
Major Cities: Baltimore, Annapolis
Colony Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England
13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering)
Major Cities: Wilmington
Colony Named for: Delaware tribe and for an early governor of colonial Virginia, Lord de la Warr
13 Colonies
Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn)
Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond
Colony Named for: England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I
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Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)
Major Cities:Raleigh
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England
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Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle)
Major Cities:Charleston
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England
13 Colonies Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar)
Major Cities: Savannah
Colony Named for: England's King George II
Summary
• The 13 colonies were settled for a variety of reasons.
• The two main reasons were:–Religious freedom/autonomy
–Economic interest
13 Colonies Resources
• Worksheet and Map• Colonial America Movies• Interactive Map• Map Quiz• 13 Colonies Printout: Label Me! • 13 Colonies Online Activities• Thirteen Colonies Summary• Write On Writing Focus
The 13 colonies were settled in the 1600’s.