The Thirteen Colonies.

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The Thirteen Colonies.

• BySerenity, Lilly, Michael and Travis.

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Introduction

• The thirteen colonies were founded because
  Christopher Columbus tried to find a new route to
  Asia, but instead found America.The colonists
  then claimed parts of land for there own.

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Middle Colonies

• By Serenity Clark and Travis Roberts

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Geographical Characteristics
Name Of Colony Characteristics 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Delaware Delaware river Saint Jones River Chesapeake Canal
Pennsylvania Ohio River Susquehanna River Pocono Mountains
New York Erie Canal Finger Lakes Lake Oneida
New Jersey Raritan River Lake Hopatcong Kittanning Mountains
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The Middle Colonies
Colonies Year Founded Founder
Delaware 1638 Peter Minuit
Pennsylvania 1682 William Penn
New York 1626 Peter Minuit
New Jersey 1664 English colonists
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The New England Colonies

• By Michael Dostal

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Geographical Characteristics
Name of colony Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Rhode Island Pautuxet river Narragansett bay Blackstone River
Connecticut Connecticut River Naugatuck River Thames River
Massachusetts Wachusett River Lake Webster Mount Greylock
New Hampshire Mt. Washington Great Bay Lake Winnipesaukee
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The New England Colonies
Colony Year Founded Founder
Rhode Island 1636 Roger Williams
Connecticut 1636 Thomas Hooker
Massachusetts 1630 John Winthrup
New Hampshire 1638 John Wheelwright
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The Southern Colonies

• By
• Lilly Tsiporenko

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The Southern Colonies
name of colony year founded founder
Maryland 1633 Lord Baltimore
Virginia 1607 John Smith
North Carolina 1653 Virginia Colonists
South Carolina 1663 English Colonists
Georgia 1732 James Oglethorpe
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geographical colony characteristics
Name of colony Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 Characteristic 3
Maryland Great Bays Broad Rivers Tangled Swamps
Georgia Great Bays Tangled Swamps Broad Rivers
Virginia Wet Low Lands Shallow Marshes Steep Mountains
North Carolina Maratick River Waterees River The North West Branch river
South Carolina Yellow River Cooper River Ashley River
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The Southern Colonies
About the southern coloniesFirst, they always
had Sabbath.Next,to cure illnesses they let the
person bleed.Third, in the southern colonies
farming was very very important.Last,there was a
very small amount of slaves. Credits
Fradin,Dennis,The South Carolina
Colony,Danbury,Connecticut,Children's Press,1993

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Conclusion

• We worked very hard on this project.The thirteen
  colonies research was hard but it was
  fun.thank you!!!!!