Title: 13 Colonies - Google Slides
Headings: The Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies
Three Geographic Regions
Native American Groups Living in the thirteen Colonies in the 1700’s
The New England Colonies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
The Middle Colonies
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
The Southern Colonies
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
The Thirteen Original Colonies
Economies of the Colonies
Climate in the Colonies
Natural Resources
Population demographics of the
Colonies
Religion in the Colonies

Content: Religious freedom did not exist in New England. ​
Massachusetts
Colony: The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1620 by Separatists and Puritans. People: Separatists in England fled to Holland in 1608 and then decided to find refuge in America. They came over on the Mayflower. The population in Massachusetts was homogenous, meaning there were not people from other nations or religions. Economy: Farming was difficult in the Massachusetts Bay Colony so people found other means of making a living by establishing a manufacturing base and trade. Major industry for the colony included Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding).