England-13+Colonies

= Michael Wickham = = The 13 Colonies flag = = Definition- The English colonies founded along the atlantic coast of America. = = It is divided in to three parts. = = 1) New England Colonies- Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire. = = 2) Middle Colonies- Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. = = 3) Southern Colonies- Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. = = In 1607, Jamestown was the first town established in the 13 colonies. = = __//[|13 Colonies history]//__ =



= [|The New England colonies] = = England owned the 13 colonies for 169 years. In the year of 1776, the 13 colonies declared independence from Europe. = = The 13 colonies started up by people coming from England for a new start and for freedom of religion. In the beggining, they did not have an army or navy and the towns depended on the local miltia. The 13 colonies didnt really end, it grew and got bigger before becoming the United States of America. = = The 13 colonies spoke english and took many of its traditions with them. They started the triangular trade which was a link from England, Africa, and the 13 colonies. Africa traded slaves, Europe traded manafactured good, and the 13 colonies traded raw materials. The culture there was close to there in Europe and the towns had little meanings. There were alot of crazy people back then, people were burned for being accused of being witches. = = [|More info on the 13 colonies] =

= In 1770 The population of the American colonies reaches 2,210,000. People, mainly women were accused of witchcraft or worshiping satin. The women were hunt down and either beaten, hung, or set on fire. =