Thirteen British Colonies By 1750 there were 13 British colonies along the Atlantic coast south of New France. In the New England Colonies, people lived and worked in fishing villages, port cities, and small towns surrounded by modest family farms. In the Middle Colonies, farms were larger and farmland more productive. Lively urban centers were home to prosperous merchants and skilled artisans. New France 1626 New Netherland is founded; English gain control in 1664 and rename it New York. •fc In the Southern Colonies, the large plantations near the coast grew single crops for trade at nearby port cities. Smaller towns and farms dotted the foothills farther west. Schenecta 1626 New York VciljONIESM M^achuseBS ^W; ^ Hov£S«- )/ \ *""*"•' " ° * ,'\ N 1688, .„ New\ Hampshire Exeter .*Portsmouth Gloucester MIDDLED COLONIES • 1620 ^Massachusetts Perth Ambo] Trenton^ 7^4 New Jersey Philadelphia + Burlington ncasteK* .-^Wilmington / Castle i Dover 1638'Delaware New Sweden is founded along the Delaware River. English gain control in 1664. 24 f ATLANTIC OCEAN Wilmington FALL LINE SETTLEMENTS Land Regions i I Plains and lowland I I Plateau I | Highland = City on Fall Line 0 100 200 miles THIRTEEN COLONIES 175O Regional division Colonial boundary Indefinite boundary * Colonial capital 1607 Date founded 200 kilometers In 1750 few colonies had definite western boundaries. Those not blocked by other colonies continued to expand as settlers moved west into new territory. Waterfalls and rapids along the edge of the Piedmont created a barrier to navigation called the Fall Line. Trading towns grew where goods to be carried past the falls were unloaded from boats.
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Thirteen British Colonies
By 1750 there were 13 British colonies along the Atlanticcoast south of New France.
In the New England Colonies, people lived andworked in fishing villages, port cities, and smalltowns surrounded by modest family farms.
In the Middle Colonies, farms werelarger and farmland more productive.Lively urban centers were hometo prosperous merchantsand skilled artisans.
New France
1626 New Netherland is founded;English gain control in 1664 andrename it New York.
•fc In the Southern Colonies,the large plantations nearthe coast grew single cropsfor trade at nearbyport cities. Smaller townsand farms dotted thefoothills farther west.
Schenecta1626
New York
VciljONIESM M^achuseBS
^W; ^ Hov£S«-)/ \ *""*"•' " ° *
,'\ N 1688, .„New\
HampshireExeter .* Portsmouth
Gloucester
MIDDLEDCOLONIES
• 1620^Massachusetts
Perth Ambo]Trenton^ 7^4 New Jersey
Philadelphia + Burlington
ncasteK* .-^Wilmington
/ Castlei Dover1638'Delaware
New Sweden is foundedalong the Delaware River.English gain control in 1664.
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f ATLANTICOCEAN
Wilmington
FALL LINESETTLEMENTS
Land Regionsi I Plains and lowlandI I PlateauI | Highland
= City on Fall Line0 100 200 miles
THIRTEEN COLONIES175O
Regional division
Colonial boundary
Indefinite boundary
* Colonial capital
1607 Date founded
200 kilometers
In 1750 few colonies haddefinite western boundaries.Those not blocked by othercolonies continued to expandas settlers moved west intonew territory.
Waterfalls and rapids along the edge of thePiedmont created a barrier to navigation calledthe Fall Line. Trading towns grew where goods tobe carried past the falls were unloaded from boats.
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ERA
Colonization and Settlement1585-1763
RELIGION IN THE176O
Official Religions
j | Anglican (Episcopal)
| | Puritan (Congregational)
| | None (policy ofreligious tolerance)
0 100 200 miles
0 100 200 kilometers
COLONIES
Other Religions
Baptist
•̂ - Lutheran
-|- Mennonite
^ Presbyterian
^- Quaker
^ Roman Catholic
^ Jewish
, Like European countries of the time,' most colonies financially supportedone religion, called the "establishedchurch," and not others. Fourother colonies encouraged allreligions but gave moneyto none.
1626-1664 New Netherland,later New York, is DutchReformed.
1633-1649 Maryland isRoman Catholic. It becomesAnglican in 1691.
ATLANTICOCEAN
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wuLe, Mid stormy se^u -to
come/ kitker..."— P E T E R KALM,
S W E D I S H I M M I G R A N TD E S C R I B I N G P E N N S Y L V A N I A , 1738
NY 7%
ATLANTICOCEAN
POPULATION BY COLONY, 1750By 1750 there were a million settlers and slaves inthe 13 colonies. The two earliest colonies had thelargest populations.
Colonists tended to settle with others from thesame part of Europe. By 1760 ethnically distinctregions could be found throughout the colonies.Notice the changes since 1640, shown on map Con page 23.
COLONISTS FROMMANY NATIONS
Largest European Group
| | English
| | German
| | Scots-Irish
| | Dutch
| | Scots
Enslaved Africansrx^ Over 30% of^^ local population
— Colonial boundary, 1760
0 100 200 kilometers
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