The Middle Atlantic Colonies Chapter 6

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The Middle Atlantic ColoniesChapter 6

• Colonial Philadelphia
• Lesson 2
• p. 218

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Philadelphia

• Since William Penn was in charge of Pennsylvania,
  he planned its government and the cities inside
  of it. Penn named Pennsylvanias chief city,
  Philadelphia, which means city of brotherly
  love. This meant that people of many different
  backgrounds could get along with each other. Do
  we have brotherly love in McKown Town?

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• William Penn planned the layout of Philadelphia
  that looked like a checkerboard, with straight
  streets laid out in great squaresthat pattern
  can still be seen today!
• See maps in book p. 219
• Show atlas in classroom of Philadelphia

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• Philadelphia was located near good land and
  waterways that contributed to the growth of
  shipping and trading.
• Philly developed into one of the busiest ports
  in the English colonies! Some of its major
  exports were wheat, corn, and rye
• (Exports are goods produced in Philly that are
  shipped out to other colonies or countries who
  want to buy them)

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People of Philadelphia

• Many immigrants came to Philly.
• (Remember that immigrants are people who come to
  a new country to make it their home)
• The immigrants came to Philly for 3 reasons.

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Any ideas? (Think about what youve learned
about WHY people would want to come to America)
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Immigrants came to Philly for 3 reasons

• 1) to find a refuge from war and famine
• (famine is a shortage of food)
• 2) To have religious freedom
• 3) To set up their own shops so they could sell
  their goods and services
• example bakers, blacksmiths, shoemakers,
  carpenters, etc..look on our Colonial
  Craftsmen bulletin board!

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• The largest group of immigrants that came to
  Philly were the Quakers. But others included
  Irish Catholics, German Lutherans, Free Africans,
  and Jews.
• The Germans made a lasting impact on Philly.
  They brought with them many of their customs,
  traditions, and ideas such as..

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The Conestoga Wagon

• This wagon was much larger than regular ones (see
  below)
• When a visitor from England first saw Conestogas,
  he called them huge moving houses!

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and the Pennsylvania Rifle

• The Germans developed this long-barrel gun, and
  it was the most accurate rifle in the world in
  the 1700s.
• Accurate weapons were needed for hunting
  (Remember, hunting was one of the main ways
  colonists got their foodthey couldnt just order
  a pizza! ? )

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Ben Franklin

• Ben Franklin was a citizen, scientist, and
  inventor of Philly who made some very important
  contributions..You wont believe how many great
  things he did!!! Here are just SOME of the main
  ones.

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1) He organized the first trained firefighting
company.
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2) He worked to have the streets of Philly paved
and lit at night.
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3) He raised money to help build the first
hospital in America.

• What a great guy!!! Oh but wait, theres more..

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4) He organized the first militia, which is a
volunteer army to protect Philadelphia.
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5) He invented the lightning rod.

• A lightning rod is a straight, thin bar of metal
  attached to the top of a house or barn. It
  conducts (guides) electricity into the ground.
  As a result, the building will not be damaged if
  its struck by lightning. Until the invention of
  the lightning rod, buildings struck by lightning
  usually burst into flames.

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6) He established the first library.
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7) He was a printer, and started the newspaper,
The Pennsylvania Gazette.
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8) He published Poor Richards Almanack

• An almanac is a book that comes out only once a
  year
• Had a calendar, yearly weather forecast for
  planting crops
• Had stories, jokes, and witty sayings such as,
  Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man
  healthy, wealthy, and wise.

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Phyew! Theres only one word to describe Ben
Franklin.
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WOW!!!!!!
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Time for some notes!
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Colonial Philadelphia

• Immigrant- person who comes to a new country to
  make it their home
• Militia- a volunteer army

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• Almanac- a book that comes out only once a year
• Franklin's had a calendar, yearly weather
  forecast for planting crops, stories, jokes, and
  witty sayings