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Crazy for Colonies

Your task for today  is to create a graphic organizer on the 13 Colonies

Create a table on your page like the example below

(6 columns by 14 rows - at the top of your chart type the same headings as on the example chart)

and then use the link below to fill in your chart.


 * **Colony Name** || **Region** || **Date** || **Founder** || **Purpose** || **Interesting Fact** ||
 * Massachusetts

(Plymouth) (Massachusetts Bay) || New England || 1620

1630 || William Bradford

John Winthrop || Religious Freedom || Small farms were typical in New England || The Brandywine Creek in Delaware provided water power for the mills || Shipbuilding was a major industry along the waterfront. ||
 * New Hampshire ||  || 1630 || James Mason || Escape for those constricted by religious and economic rules || The colonists were united by the same religion. ||
 * Rhode Island ||  || 1636 || Roger Williams || Religious freedom || The streets were narrow dusty roads. ||
 * Connecticut ||  || 1636 || Thomas Hooker || Religious and economic freedom || The whalers hunted whales instead of fish because whale oil was a valuable resource ||
 * New York || Middle Colonies || 1626 || Peter Minuit || Trade and profits || The Middle colonies are often called the breadbasket colonies because they grew so much food, especially wheat ||
 * Delaware ||  || 1638 || Peter Minuit || Trade and profits ||.
 * Delaware ||  || 1638 || Peter Minuit || Trade and profits ||.
 * Maryland ||  || 1634 || George Calvert || Religious freedom for Catholics || Most farmers wee far apart and neighbors usually only saw each other at church on Sundays. ||
 * New Jersey ||  || 1660 || Lord Berkeley || Trade and profits || Farmers in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland brought their wheat, rye, and barley to the mills in Wilmington. ||
 * Pennsylvania ||  || 1682 || William Penn || : Religious freedom for Quakers; trade and profits ||.
 * Pennsylvania ||  || 1682 || William Penn || : Religious freedom for Quakers; trade and profits ||.

13 Colonies

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