Kahliyah Wyche Kahliyah Wyche

Mrs. BraninMrs. Branin

55thth Grade Grade

17291729

Ben Franklin founds Ben Franklin founds Philadelphia’s first Philadelphia’s first newspaper.newspaper.

Ben was born in Ben was born in Boston, in 1706.Boston, in 1706.

He went to the He went to the printing shop to printing shop to publish the publish the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette when he Gazette when he was 12.was 12.

17351735

Trial of John Trial of John Peter Zenger Peter Zenger

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

17391739

Stone slave rebellion Stone slave rebellion in South Carolina.in South Carolina.

Phillis Wheatley was Phillis Wheatley was the first important the first important African American African American poet. poet.

She was kidnapped She was kidnapped at 8 and became a at 8 and became a poet as she got poet as she got older.older.

17441744

Eliza Lucas Pinckney Eliza Lucas Pinckney successfully grows successfully grows indigoindigo

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

17501750

The colonies The colonies have 250,000 have 250,000 enslaved enslaved persons.persons.

Some enslaved Some enslaved people were people were Africans. Africans.

Enslaved means Enslaved means to be reduced to be reduced from slavery.from slavery.

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.

Colonists from all over Europe Colonists 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, Dutch, German, Scottish, Irish, PortugueseIrish, Portuguese, , Swedish, Swedish, and English immigrants.and English immigrants.

17751775

Philadelphia is Philadelphia is the largest the largest colonial city.colonial city.

Philadelphia was Philadelphia was a land settled a land settled between 1600s between 1600s and 1700.and 1700.

1720-17651720-1765The Colonial EconomiesThe Colonial Economies

Agriculture-is the Agriculture-is the business of farming business of farming which was the way of which was the way of life for most people.life for most people.

Industry-was to Industry-was to compete with the compete with the English.English.

Free Enterprise-is a Free Enterprise-is a system that people system that people can start any can start any businesses they businesses they want.want.

1750-11701750-1170Colonial GovernmentsColonial Governments

Assembly-you Assembly-you would have a would have a assembly in the assembly in the House of House of Burgesses.Burgesses.

Legislation-is the Legislation-is the making or passing making or passing laws.laws.

Delegates-are like Delegates-are like members, lawyers, members, lawyers, or merchants.or merchants.