13 Colonies by Sierra Turner

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sturner53 — 2025-09-25 15:31:05 UTC

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Topic sentence: Life in the New England colonies was _______
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Discovery Ed Chapter 2, Section 1

sturner53 — 2025-09-25 15:31:05 UTC

Video: New England Colonies

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Video: Middle Colonies

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Jadon and Ryomi

2025-09-25 16:25:10 UTC

Life in the New England colonies was difficult and harsh. Cold winters made farming difficult, leading to more lumber production. Many colonists relied on trade and seafaring, creating a network that connected them to Europe and the West Indies. Because colonial officials sold large plots of land to groups, most New Englanders lived close together, which created self-governing communities, with land-owning men participating in town meetings. The difficult life and weather in the New England colonies led to more lumber production, increased trade, and created self-governing within each small community.

Adelis and Luca

2025-09-25 16:25:35 UTC

Life in the New England Colonies was depressing and strict. The Puritan's revolved around their religion, not allowing for much freedom. The colonies had small farms that didn't produce a sufficient amount of food, especially with the rocky soil in the area. They had large conflicts with the Natives that inhabited the land, leading to the death of 10% of the male colonists. To conclude, the people living in the New England colonies had to suffer and follow harsh rules.

YANGCHANGWOO and KURT LARSON

2025-09-25 16:26:53 UTC

Life in the New England colonies was a struggle for life, with settlers facing countless challenges. Due to rocky soils and cold winters, farming did not provide enough food for the settlers, forcing them to rely heavily on Native Americans. Also, differences within religion or culture were frowned upon and often resulted in harsh persecution and prejudice. However, there were some positive aspects of life, such as increased literacy rates and the many natural resources they could use. In conclusion, the colonists of New England had a difficult, harsh time in the New World.

Edward & Robert

2025-09-25 16:28:46 UTC

Life in the New England colonies was very unforgiving. The rocky soil made it difficult to farm, and even subsistence farming was difficult. Puritans thought themselves superior to the Natives, and expanded rapidly, creating conflicts such as King Phillip's War and the Pequot War that killed ten percent of the male settlers. The Massachusetts Bay colony was very strict in terms of religion, and persecuted people they thought to be witches out of superstition. Living in the New England colonies meant bad conditions for farming, conflict with Native Americans, and possibly persecution over religion.

Jackson Coco and Jett Huynh

Jackson_Cocomelon — 2025-09-25 16:28:48 UTC

From harsh winters to rocky terrain, life in the New England colonies was far from easy. Before moving to New England, farming was a regular task, but in New England there were many cold winters, rocky terrain and they were surrounded by harsh environments, which made farming very difficult. The majority of the settlers were extremely against anything that wasn't Catholic, so people who didn't believe in the Catholic Church were typically shunned from society. This would lead to the up bringing of many new colonies, since many people didn't believe in the same beliefs, the Pilgrims spread all over the land. The New England lifestyle was very different from what the settlers were used too, from harsher winters and rocky terrain, the settlers were able to survive very difficult times.

New England colonies

2025-09-25 16:29:00 UTC

Life in the New England colonies was very harsh. During this time there was rocky soil that made it hard for farming, their farms were also very small and could not support the growing populations. the New England colonies became very focused on religion giving people little freedom and time for other things. Over time the idea of religion began to fade as the idea of trade began to grow rapidly. Life in the New England colonies was hard because of difficult farming, zero religious freedom, and struggles of everyday life.

Natalie & Charlotte

2025-09-25 16:31:45 UTC

Life in the early English Colonies was exceedingly harsh and difficult, and only the strongest among them survived. The ground was frozen solid, and even if it wasn't, the soil was full of rocks. People were also experiencing conflict with the native Americans, which personally, I don't blame them for being angry. You also had to blend in if you were to survive. During the Salem Witch Trials, countless men and women were persecuted, and either imprisoned or executed after being accused of performing witchcraft, when in reality, they just had a different lifestyle.

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sturner53 — 2025-10-02 15:27:15 UTC

Jett - New York

Caleb - rivers in the middle colonies

Charlotte - Proprietary colonies

Ryomi- colonial assembly & Provincial Council (Pennsylvania)

Natalie - New Jersey

Adelis - religious tolerance in the middle colonies

Jadon - Pennsylvania

Luca - Henry Hudson

Yen-cheng - cities in the middles colonies

Edward - reservations

Jackson - diversity in the middle colonies

Gianna - agriculture of the middle colonies

Andrew - “Walking Purchase” & Lenni Lenape

Robert - William Penn

Noah - Delaware

Andrew

2025-10-02 16:23:11 UTC

William Penn's sons swindled the Lenape tribe out of 1.2 million acres of land with the Walking Purchase. The Lenni Lenape, or Lenape tribe, were the indiginous people of the eastern woodlands, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York. William Penn's sons forged a document saying that they got all the land covered by how far a man could walk in a day and a half. The Lenape agreed to this contract, believing that giving them the amount of land a man could leisurely walk was fair. However, the Penns sent their fastest runners on a specially cleared path. In total, the Lenape were forced to give them double the amount of land they expected, which ultimately killed off the tribe.

Ryomi

2025-10-02 16:23:43 UTC

William Penn called his colony a “holy experiment” because he tried to govern it according to his Quaker beliefs. One of those beliefs was the idea of democracy, or government in which the people have the power to make political decisions.

As part of that idea, Penn created a group of representatives, to make laws for the colony. Pennsylvania's assembly was called the Provincial Council. Penn allowed colonists to elect the council’s members, one-third of whom were elected every year for three-year terms. Elections were processed in a way that prevented one group from replacing the entire group at once. A faction is a group of people who share a particular political or economic interest. However, the government of Pennsylvania was not a complete democracy: Penn alone chose the colony’s governor.

William Penn

2025-10-02 16:28:11 UTC

William Penn was an English writer, theologian, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British.

William Penn also created Pennsylvania to protect Quakers and ensure freedom of religion for all.

Jadon - Pennsylvania

2025-10-02 16:29:04 UTC

Colonial Pennsylvania was a British colony founded by English Quaker William Penn in 1681 as a haven with religious freedom and a democratic society, attracting a diverse population of settlers. The name "Pennsylvania" means "Penn's Woods". Penn received the land from King Charles II to settle a debt and to establish a new colony, but his vision extended to a "holy experiment". The capital city, Philadelphia, was the first planned city in the colonies and became a major center of colonial life. Pennsylvania was a major producer of agricultural products, particularly wheat, leading the region in grain farming and flour milling. It also produced other agricultural goods, including corn, flax, livestock, dairy products, and tobacco

Religious Tolerance - Adelis Benito

2025-10-02 16:30:00 UTC

In the middle colonies, almost all religions were welcomed and protected. There were no restrictions on what people practiced, unlike other colonies where you had to be a part of the church to vote and participate in the government. Since they had religious tolerance, it attracted many different settlers. Sadly, not all religions were treated the same. If you were Jewish, you did not have the same freedoms of holding public office or building a religious establishment. In conclusion, the middle colonies allowed for much more religious choice compared to other areas at the time.

Edward - Reservations

2025-10-02 16:31:24 UTC

In the Middle Colonies, Native Americans were given reservation land in exchange for giving up their rights to all other lands in the state. Delaware forced the Lenni Lennape onto two reservations and New Jersey also forced them onto a reservation. American settlers did not respect the treaties that gave land to the Native Americans, and began to slowly take land away from the reservations. The Wappinger people also were forced to sell their land and move away by the Dutch in southwestern New York.

Diversity in the Middle Colonies - Jackson Coco

Jackson_Cocomelon — 2025-10-02 16:31:34 UTC

Diversity was all over the Middle Colonies. From the diverse nationalities to the diverse religions as well. Some of these nationalities and religions are: Lutherans, French Protestants, German Baptists, Portuguese Jews, and Dutch Mennonites. African Americans also took up a large portion of the population, whether enslaved or not. Having a very diverse set of Colonies, set apart the Middle Colonies from the Southern and New England Colonies.

Noah-Delaware

2025-10-02 16:32:08 UTC

Delaware is located in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Lenni Lenape were the first people to settle in Delaware. Later Delaware was founded by a Swedish explorer in 1631 it was part of new Sweden until the dutch took control of it in 1665. Finally the English took control of it in 1665. The colony profited from trading furs and tobacco. The colony grew wheat and barley. They also profited from raising livestock like cows. Delaware was nicknamed the breadbasket colony because of all the wheat and barley it produced. Delaware was part of Pennsylvania until it got its own government in 1704.

Luca Pala | Henry Hudson

2025-10-02 16:32:32 UTC

Back in the 1600s, a English sea explorer, named Henry Hudson, while exploring the James bay, (part of Hudson Bay, Canada) suddenly disappeared. Henry's career started in 1607, where over 4 voyages, he had explored the Arctic and the Atlantic Coast of America. Henry Hudson's primary achievements were exploring northeastern North America and the Arctic, including the Hudson River and Hudson Bay, and laying groundwork for the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam (modern-day New York) Henry's crew had mutinied him in June of 1611, along with his son, and seven other loyal crew members. Overall, Henry Hudson was a rather mysterious figure, and a great explorer.

Yen-cheng Wu - Cities in The Middle Colonies

2025-10-02 16:33:27 UTC

Cities in the Middle Colonies differed from ones in New England in many ways. For one, many cities were built on trade and farming. Philadelphia was settled near an ocean port that lived off of ocean trade. Similarly, New York was located where the Hudson River met the Atlantic Ocean, allowing it to become a major trading center. People in these cities often were farmers, since the climate and soil were ideal for planting crops. Due to these factors, cities in the Middle Colonies prospered and grew into large major economies due to the trade that was established along waterways.

Natalie Weathers - New Jersey

2025-10-02 16:34:17 UTC

After Duke the York sold part of his grant to John Berkeley and George Carteret, a new colony was created, called New Jersey, after George's homeland, Jersey Island. They wanted to attract settlers to the new colony, so they sold land rights for surprisingly low prices, and allowed religious and some political freedom. People who decided to settle in New Jersey had to sign a treaties with the Lenni Lenape if they wanted more land. However, over time, they disappeared, and when land was reserved for them, only 200 people came to settle there.

Caleb - Rivers in the middle colonies

2025-10-02 16:34:27 UTC

Rivers in the middle colonies were extremely useful in the middle colonies. two examples were the Hudson river and the Delaware river. They were used for drinking water. They were also used for Ship building and ship transportation. The rivers were also used for ships to travel up and down the many little colonies that settled along them.

Jett HUYNH

2025-10-02 16:36:54 UTC

In 1624 the Dutch established a trading pot on Manhattan island forming an establishment that will be new Amsterdam. In 1653 new Amsterdam was chartered as a city. In 1664 the English took over and named it New York.

The Proprietary Colonies

2025-10-02 16:40:17 UTC

A colony in the southern colonies could be one of two kinds: a corporate colony or a proprietary colony. Of the five, the only corporate colony was Virginia. The other four, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina were proprietary colonies.

A proprietary colony was formed when an English ruler gave themselves the legal right to own a person or group of people. This made them the proprietor.

One of these colonies was the Province of Maryland. Cecilius Cavert, also known as the second Lord Baltimore, was a Roman Catholic. He and his family wanted Maryland to be a safe place where people of that religion could practice it without being persecuted. In order to do this, they passed the Act of Religious toleration in 1649, which provided Religious freedom for all Christians who lived in the colony.