Types of Colonies
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Warm-up #10
T.O.D. #10
Warm-up #11 How many
original colonies were
there and name the
ones you know.
T.O.D. #11 List the 3
types of colonies.
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#11. How many original
colonies were there and
name the ones you know.
The 13 English Colonies
• Label and color map of the 13 English Colonies
• Label each colony
• New England Region (green)p. 89
• Middle Region (purple)p. 92
• Southern Region (red or pink)p. 101
• Color code New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
• Include a Compass
• Label all of the Following:
• Atlantic Ocean
• Appalachian Mountains
• Chesapeake Bay
Appalachian
Mountains
Chesapeake
Bay
Atlantic
Ocean
Why did English men
and women move to
America?
#1 Economic- They could make a better
living.
•Lower Class- They could
own land and be a farmer.
They could be their own
boss. They could get out of
the dirty, crowded English
cities.
#1 Economic- They could make a better
living.
•Middle Class- They could
own a business, shop, or
large farm. They could be
their own boss and have
the opportunity to make
more money.
#1 Economic- They could make a better
living.
• Upper Class- Invest money in building
colonies and get richer. They never go
to America themselves. Sometimes
they saw America as a good place to
put the poor and get them out of
England and out of their sight.
• Example of a colony started for
economic reasons: Jamestown,
Virginia.
#2 Religious- They could worship God
as they pleased.
• America was a place to get away from
the established church and worship
the way they wanted. Some
Englishmen wanted to stay Catholic.
Some Englishmen wanted the new
Church of England to change even
more. America would be a haven
(safe place) for the persecuted or
religious idealists.
#2 Religious- They could worship
God as they pleased.
•Example of a colony
started for religious
reasons: Plymouth
(Pilgrims)
#3 Political- They could make their
own laws.
• In the 1600’s, England had bad kings.
They wanted to be absolute rulers and
ignored the Magna Carta. There was
much upheaval in the English
government. There was a bloody civil war
between the king and Parliament. English
men and women could get away from the
bad kings and war and go to America
where they could have some say in their
government.
#4 Social- They could move higher
up in society.
• Workers and farmers dreamed of
upward mobility in society. In England, a
class structure kept Englishmen in a
very rigid ranking from upper class to
lower class. Each person had a place in
society and stayed there. In America,
hard work and success would be
rewarded with movement up in society.
3 Types of Colonies
1. Corporate Colonies- The King gave
charters to joint stock companies to
found (start) and govern colonies for
profit, with the king getting a
percentage. Jamestown, Virginia and
Plymouth were both corporate
colonies.
3 Types of Colonies
2. Proprietary Colonies- The King gave
charters to individuals (usually his
friends or relatives) to colonize and
govern. The king claimed a percentage
of their profit. (Remember– A
proprietary colony is privately owned.)
3 Types of Colonies
3. Royal colonies- A colony run by
the king. Control varied from king
to king depending on their
individual attitude.
#11. List the 3 types of
colonies.