13 COLONIESFOLDABLE ACTIVITY

Voting Rights

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Types of Colonies

Southern Colonies

13 Colonies

Voting Rights

Only white males with land could vote

Types of Colonies

Charter Colony (CT, RI) – established by settlers with permission of King

Proprietary (NY, DE, MD) – owner owned all land and ran the government

Royal Colony (MA, NJ, NC, SC, GA, VA) – ruled directly by the King

New England Colonies

Colonies – MA, CT, RI, NHClimate – Long, cold winters thin, rocky soilIncome – Shipbuilding, Lumber, FishingCash Crops – (None) Subsistence FarmingRoger Williams – RI allowed religious

tolerance

Middle Colonies

Colonies – PA, NY, NJ, DEClimate – Milder climate, fertile soilIncome – Small businesses, FarmingCash Crops – Tobacco, WheatLord Baltimore created MD as safe place for

CatholicsNew York was a great trading center because

of its harbor and it was close to the Atlantic Ocean

William Penn created Pennsylvania as home for Quakers

Southern Colonies

Colonies – MD, VA, NC, SC, GAClimate – Warm climate; rich, fertile soilIncome – Plantation Economy (slave labor)Cash Crops – Tobacco, Rice, IndigoGeneral James Oglethorpe created city of

Savannah for debtors and military forts to protect colonies from Spanish attacks

As indentured servants became scarce, the need for more slaves increased

Summary:What were the major economic factors from the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?