The 13 English
Colonies
By: Brooklyn Clark
Geography
• Located in the eastern region of
the United States
• Lay between the Atlantic Ocean in
the east and the Appalachian
Mountains in the west
• Divided into 3 regions:
– New England Colonies
– Middle Colonies
– Southern Colonies
13 Colonies Map
New England Colonies
New England Colonies
• Colonies:
– Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire
• Religion:
– Puritan
• Early Leaders:
– Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker, Anne
Hutchinson, John Wheelwright
New England Colonies
• Land/Climate:
– Thin and rocky soil (not good for
farming)
– Cold, bad winters
• Economy:
– Fishing, Whaling, Shipbuilding
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
New England Colonies
Colony
Year
Early Leaders
Reasons for
Founding
Massachusetts
Bay
1630
-William Bradford
-John Winthrop
-Escape religious
persecution in England
-Religious freedom
Connecticut
1636
Thomas Hooker
-Farming
-Trade
-Political Freedom
Rhode Island
1636
Roger Williams
-Establish colony for
people of all religions
New Hampshire
1679
John Wheelwright
-Trade
-Fishing
Middle Colonies
Middle Colonies
• Colonies:
– New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware
• Religion:
– Quaker
• Early Leaders:
– William Penn, Duke of York, John
Berkeley, George Carteret
Middle Colonies
• Land/Climate:
– More fertile soil
(better for farming)
– Mild Climate
New York
• Economy:
– Wheat Farming
– “Breadbasket of the Colonies”
– Iron Mining
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Middle Colonies
Colony
Year
Early Leaders
Reasons for
Founding
New York
1664
-Duke of York
-Build colony on land
captured from Dutch
New Jersey
1664
-John Berkeley
-George Carteret
-Build colony on land
captured from Dutch
Pennsylvania
1682
-William Penn
-Establish Quaker
Colony in North
America
Delaware
1704
-William Penn
-Trade
-Farming
Southern Colonies
Southern Colonies
• Colonies:
– Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia
• Religion:
– Catholic/Protestant,
Presbyterian/Angelican
• Early Leaders:
– John Smith, Lord Baltimore, William
Berkeley, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, James
Oglethorpe
Southern Colonies
• Land/Climate:
– Rich soil (good for farming)
– Warm Climate
Virgina
• Economy:
– Farming
South
Carolina
• Rice
• Tobacco
• Indigo
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
Southern Colonies
Colony
Year
Early Leaders
Reasons for
Founding
Virginia
1607
-John Smith
-Establish English
Colony in North
America
-Search for gold
Maryland
1634
-Lord Baltimore
-Establish refuge for
Catholics in North
America
North Carolina
1729
-William Berkeley
-Farming
South Carolina
1729
-Anthony AshleyCooper
-Farming
Georgia
1733
James Oglethorpe
-Refuge for doctors
-Colony between
Carolinas and Florida
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