Early 13 Colonies

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September 30, 2015

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Take Out:

- writing utensil

- notes

Today:

Colonialism

- 13 Original Colonies

Tues & Weds: AgMech Computer Lab

Friday: Quiz! on Colonialism

Homework: Review Notes on Colonies

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In your groups...

What are the 13 Original Colonies?

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Colonization - a look at the colonies before 1750

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Early 13 Colonies

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Disagreement in the Puritan Community

1636 - Roger Williams

founds Rhode Island

- respect Native Americans

"Forced religion stinks in the nostrils of God"

- religious freedom in RI

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- 1621 – Dutch gvt allows:

- Dutch West India Company to colonize New Netherland

- Why? expand fur trade

New York

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- 1621 – Dutch gvt allows:

- Dutch West India Company to colonize New Netherland

- Why? expand fur trade

New York

- much more diverse than New England

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1625: New Amsterdam founded as capital

New York

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New Netherlands

- very successful fur trade, but...

few settlers

- opened doors to a variety of people

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New York

- 1664: England (under King Charles II) takes over without a single shot fired

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New York

- 1664: England (under King Charles II) takes over without a single shot fired

- also get future New Jersey & Delaware

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New Netherlands

- opened doors to a variety of people

o Europeans from different countries

o Included many Africans, free and enslaved

- more diverse colonial population

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Pennsylvania

- 1681: William Penn founds Pennsylvania

- “Holy Experiment”

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Pennsylvania

- 1681: William Penn founds Pennsylvania

- “Holy Experiment”

> Quakers also fleeing religious persecution, but…

> Tolerant colony, attract different faiths

– will also be more diverse

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Pennsylvania

- 1681: William Penn founds Pennsylvania

- “Holy Experiment”

Quakers persecuted in other colonies

Penn signs treaties

positive relations with Native Americans

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PENNSYLVANIA

- QUAKERS – believed that God’s ‘inner-light’ burned inside everyone

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William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians, Painted 1771

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Upper Southern Colonies

1632: Lord Baltimore (father and son) found Maryland, a Catholic Colony

> Lord Baltimore (Jr.) obtains law of religious freedom from Maryland Legislature

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Upper Southern Colonies

1632: Lord Baltimore (father and son) found Maryland, a Catholic Colony

In 1663, King Charles II gives North and South Carolina to key supporters> Profitable farms: tobacco, rice, other

crops

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Georgia: When England's prisons got too crowded...

1732 – James Ogelthorpe

- charter for people who would otherwise be in prison in England

- @ first: no slavery or rum

- rules would reverse when taken under direct control in 1752

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They left Britain..

- are they British? or something else?

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The Colonists think they're BRITISH!

…But the British think they’re hillbillies!

Colonists consider themselves British, not American

> Even those born in the colonies

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The Colonists think they're BRITISH!

…But the British think they’re hillbillies!

Colonial Elite emulate British Elite> Similar interests, fashion, architecture

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Questions to ponder...

1. How do the early colonies compare with each other?

- How similar or different do you think they are?

2. Why do you think so many stories from this time period have become American myths?

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