Karine Calukyan
Fifth Grade
April 28, 2014
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
The original colonies were very important to American history. These were the times when people discovered land in America. Properties were formed, businesses were created, and people fought for their beliefs. The colonies were different and alike in many ways. The first set of colonies was the New England colonies. They consisted of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. In 1669, leaders of the Connecticut colony wrote the fundamental orders. The orders set up laws for businesses and taxes, while under the preservation of Jesus. It was also important to this colony that all children learned how to read the Bible. The New …show more content…
They consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. In 1674, a group of Quakers founded Salem, New Jersey, which was the first Quaker settlement in North America. In 1650, a settler named Stuyvesent expanded New Netherland into New Jersey. Their daily life included agriculture, education, religion, and trade. The Middle colonies were nicknamed the Bread Basket colonies because they grew indigo, wheat, corn, and rye. The third set of colonies was the Southern colonies. They included Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In 1649, Maryland passed the Toleration Act that allowed religious freedom to all Christians in the colony. In 1712, the Lords Proprietors split the Carolina colony into North Carolina and South Carolina. In 1751, Georgia’s leader decided to allow slavery. Virginia had governors and elected assemblies. Indigo was an important cash crop and tobacco plantations were growing everywhere. The New England and Southern colonies were similar. Both colonies voted for lawmakers. Both colonies also had naval stores. Many rich people lived in these colonies. They enslaved Africans that worked on
Fifth Grade
April 28, 2014
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
The original colonies were very important to American history. These were the times when people discovered land in America. Properties were formed, businesses were created, and people fought for their beliefs. The colonies were different and alike in many ways. The first set of colonies was the New England colonies. They consisted of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. In 1669, leaders of the Connecticut colony wrote the fundamental orders. The orders set up laws for businesses and taxes, while under the preservation of Jesus. It was also important to this colony that all children learned how to read the Bible. The New …show more content…
They consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. In 1674, a group of Quakers founded Salem, New Jersey, which was the first Quaker settlement in North America. In 1650, a settler named Stuyvesent expanded New Netherland into New Jersey. Their daily life included agriculture, education, religion, and trade. The Middle colonies were nicknamed the Bread Basket colonies because they grew indigo, wheat, corn, and rye. The third set of colonies was the Southern colonies. They included Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In 1649, Maryland passed the Toleration Act that allowed religious freedom to all Christians in the colony. In 1712, the Lords Proprietors split the Carolina colony into North Carolina and South Carolina. In 1751, Georgia’s leader decided to allow slavery. Virginia had governors and elected assemblies. Indigo was an important cash crop and tobacco plantations were growing everywhere. The New England and Southern colonies were similar. Both colonies voted for lawmakers. Both colonies also had naval stores. Many rich people lived in these colonies. They enslaved Africans that worked on