Harsh DesaiHarsh Desai

Mrs. BraninMrs. Branin

55thth Grade Grade

17291729

► Ben Franklin Ben Franklin establishes establishes Philadelphia's first Philadelphia's first newspaper. Which newspaper. Which was called the was called the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette. Later in his Gazette. Later in his year he discovered year he discovered that lighting is that lighting is electricity.electricity.

17351735

Trial of John Peter Trial of John Peter Zenger.Zenger.

The Zenger trial is a The Zenger trial is a remarkable story of a remarkable story of a divided Colony, the divided Colony, the beginnings of a free beginnings of a free presspress

17391739

Stone slave Stone slave rebellion in South rebellion in South Carolina. Their was Carolina. Their was a captive named a captive named Cato led a rebellion Cato led a rebellion in which 30 in which 30 colonist in South colonist in South Carolina were Carolina were killed. killed.

17441744

Eliza Lucas Pinckney Eliza Lucas Pinckney successfully grows successfully grows indigo.indigo.

Southern plantations Southern plantations grew tobacco, rice, grew tobacco, rice, and indigo, which they and indigo, which they sold to buyers in sold to buyers in England and England and elsewhere in America. elsewhere in America.

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The colonies have The colonies have 250,000 enslaved 250,000 enslaved persons. It was very persons. It was very crowded. A Quaker crowded. A Quaker named John named John Woolman wrote that ‘ Woolman wrote that ‘ the color of man the color of man should have equal should have equal equality.”equality.”

17601760

More Europeans, arrive in the More Europeans, arrive in the colonies.colonies.

By 1770, more than 2 million By 1770, more than 2 million people lived and worked in people lived and worked in Great Britain’s 13 North Great Britain’s 13 North American Colonies.American Colonies.

Colonist from all over Europe Colonist from all over Europe were welcomed in the Middle were welcomed in the Middle Colonies.Colonies.

Europeans who settled in the Europeans who settled in the Middle Colonies included; Middle Colonies included; Dutch, German Scottish, Irish, Dutch, German Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, Swedish, and Portuguese, Swedish, and English immigrants. English immigrants.

17751775

Philadelphia is the Philadelphia is the largest colonial city. It largest colonial city. It is in Pennsylvania and is in Pennsylvania and Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin helped established it.helped established it.

1720-17651720-1765 AgricultureAgriculture- the - the

business of farming, business of farming, was the way of life for was the way of life for most people. most people.

IndustryIndustry- Shipbuilding - Shipbuilding was a major industry was a major industry because the colonist because the colonist didn’t want to buy the didn’t want to buy the ships from England ships from England always.always.

Free Enterprise-Free Enterprise- is a is a system for people so system for people so they can start any they can start any business they wanted business they wanted to. to.

1750-17701750-1770Colonial Governments Colonial Governments

AssemblyAssembly- is a - is a meeting for the people meeting for the people of the town or which of the town or which ever group.ever group.LegislationLegislation- I the - I the making or the passing making or the passing of laws. of laws. DelegatesDelegates- are - are member s of an member s of an assembly, wealthy assembly, wealthy landowners, and landowners, and lawyers. lawyers.