13 Colonies 13 Colonies ActivityActivity

Vocabulary Indigo: any of numerous hairy plants, a blue

dye obtained from various plants.

Proprietary: belonging or controlled as property.

Debtor: a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another.

Georgia: 1733 Region: Southern

Political/Government: Royal

Economy: Rice, indigo and sugar

Geography/Major Cities: Savannah

Culture/Religion: Anglican

Original Purpose(s): Debtor colony

South Carolina: 1670 Region: Southern

Political/Government: Proprietary

Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton and cattle)

Geography/Major Cities: Charleston

Culture/Religion: Anglican

Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits

North Carolina: 1653 Region: Southern

Political/Government: Proprietary

Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)

Geography/Major Cities: Raleigh

Culture/Religion: Anglican

Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits

Virginia: 1607 Region: Southern

Political/Government: Royal

Economy: Agriculture: Tobacco, wheat and corn

Geography/Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Richmond

Culture/Religion: Anglican

Original Purpose(s): Trade and profit

Maryland: 1634 Region: Middle

Political/Government: Proprietary

Economy: Tobacco, shipbuilding, iron works, corn, wheat, rice and indigo

Geography/Major Cities: Baltimore and Annapolis

Culture/Religion: None (Anglican after 1692)

Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom for Catholics

Delaware: 1638 Region: Middle

Political/Government: Proprietary

Economy: Fishing, lumbering

Geography/Major Cities: Wilmington

Culture/Religion: None

Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits.

New Jersey: 1660 Region: Middle

Political/Government: Proprietary

Economy: Mixed farming, ironworking and lumbering

Geography/Major Cities: Trenton and Princeton

Culture/Religion: None

Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits

New York: 1626 Region: Middle

Political/Government: Proprietary, then Royal

Economy: Mixed farming, furs, shipbuilding, iron works, cattle, grain, rice, indigo and wheat

Geography/Major Cities: New York City and Albany

Culture/Religion: None

Original Purpose(s): Trade and profits

Connecticut: 1636 Region: New England

Political/Government: Corporate

Economy: Mixed farming, wheat, corn and fishing

Geography/Major Cities: Hartford and New Haven

Culture/Religion: Puritan

Original Purpose(s): Religious and economic freedom

Rhode Island: 1636 Region: New England

Political/Government: Corporate

Economy: Mixed farming

Geography/Major Cities: --

Culture/Religion: None

Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom

Massachusetts: 1630 Region: New England

Political/Government: Corporate

Economy: Mixed farming, fishing, shipbuilding, corn, livestock, lumbering

Geography/Major Cities: Boston, Quincy, Plymouth, Salem, Lexington and Concord

Culture/Religion: Puritan

Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom for Puritans

New Hampshire: 1630

Region: New England

Political/Government: Corporate, then Royal

Economy: Mixed farming, potatoes, fishing, textiles and shipbuilding

Geography/Major Cities: Concord

Culture/Religion: Puritan

Original Purpose(s): Escape for those constricted by religious and economic rules

Pennsylvania: 1682 Region: Middle

Political/Government: Proprietary

Economy: Wheat, mixed farming, corn, cattle, dairy, textiles, papermaking and shipbuilding

Geography/Major Cities: Philadelphia, Lancaster and York

Culture/Religion: None

Original Purpose(s): Religious freedom for Quakers; trade and profits