The Thirteen British Colonies

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The Thirteen British Colonies

• Mr. Snyder
• 5th Grade Social Studies

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Ohio History Benchmark

• Describe the lasting effects of the colonies
  built by the Spanish, French and English in North
  America.

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Lesson 5 Pretest
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What was the main cash crop was raised and sold
in Virginia.

1. Corn
2. Tobacco
3. Squash
4. Beans

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Which was the first written system of government
in North America?

1. Bill of Rights
2. The Constitution
3. The Fundamental Orders

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The British had 17 colonies in North America.

1. True
2. False

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What three colonies were formed from the lands
originally called Carolina?

1. North Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Ohio
4. Virginia
5. South Carolina
6. Maryland
7. Delaware

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William Penn established Pennsylvania as a refuge
for?

1. Native Americans
2. Jews
3. Catholics
4. Quakers

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Early British Colonies

• Virginia and Maryland were two of the earliest
  British colonies. Each granted charter by the
  king.
• A charter is a document giving a person or group
  official approval to take a certain action.

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The Rise Of Tobacco

• Five years after Virginia started with the
  settlement of Jamestown in 1607 settlers began to
  grow tobacco as a cash crop.
• A cash crop is a crop people raise to sell rather
  than to use themselves.

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What was the main cash crop was raised and sold
in Virginia.

1. Corn
2. Tobacco
3. Squash
4. Beans

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Connecticut

• In 1636, settlers living in villages along the
  Connecticut River joined together to form the
  Connecticut colony.
• The most famous of these settlers was a minister
  called Thomas Hooker.

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Thomas Hooker

• Thomas Hooker thought that a colonys government
  should be based on the will of its people, not
  its leaders.
• In 1639 the colony adopted Hookers beliefs in
  the form of the Fundamental Orders, the first
  written system of government in North America.

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Fundamental Orders

• The Fundamental Orders allowed Connecticuts male
  colonists to elect their government leaders.
• Connecticut was the first colony to allow some
  of their colonists to elect their leaders.

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Which was the first written system of government
in North America?

1. Bill of Rights
2. The Constitution
3. The Fundamental Orders

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Colonists Survival

• The colonists couldnt survive just by owning
  land. They needed a cash crop. They tried
  tobacco, silk, grapes, and cotton. They had more
  success raising cattle, collecting furs, and
  making tar from pine trees.

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Colony Division

• IN 1712 the northern two-thirds of the chartered
  area was divided into two colonies North and
  South Carolina.
• In 1733 the bottom portion was named after King
  George II. This portion became Georgia.

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What three colonies were formed from the lands
originally called Carolina?

1. North Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Ohio
4. Virginia
5. South Carolina
6. Maryland
7. Delaware

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Post Test
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What was the main cash crop was raised and sold
in Virginia.

1. Corn
2. Tobacco
3. Squash
4. Beans

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Which was the first written system of government
in North America?

1. Bill of Rights
2. The Constitution
3. The Fundamental Orders

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The British had 17 colonies in North America.

1. True
2. False

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What three colonies were formed from the lands
originally called Carolina?

1. North Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Ohio
4. Virginia
5. South Carolina
6. Maryland
7. Delaware

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William Penn established Pennsylvania as a refuge
for?

1. Native Americans
2. Jews
3. Catholics
4. Quakers

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C_A_T_R

1. L U K
2. H E R
3. I B F
4. I M H

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What is your opinion? I learn a lot using Turning
Point.

1. Strongly Agree
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3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree

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What is your opinion? We should use Turning Point
more often.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree