'Murican Colonies by Kyle Thompson

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'Murican Colonies

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

'MURICAN COLONIES

BY MURICANMAN🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸PERIOD: 1776

NEW ENGLAND REGION

Thin, rocky soil
Long harsh winters
Cape Cod
Short, mild summers
Thick forests

Photo by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

REASON FOR SETTLEMENT?

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Photo by CircaSassy

PURITAN WAY OF LIFE

SCHOOL

WITCH CRAFT

Photo by danahuff

THOMAS HOOKER

Photo by J. Stephen Conn

JOBS

Hunting
Fishing
Fur trade
Lumberman
Farming

NEW ENGLAND GOVERNMENT

Photo by RTD Photography

MIDDLE COLONIES GEOGRAPHY

New York: similar to New England
Other colonies: rich fertile soil
Long summers

Photo by Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the BPL

REASON FOR SETTLEMENT

TRADE, PROFIT, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Photo by bill barber

ECONOMY

Photo by yewenyi

DIVERSITY

BREAD BASKET COLONIES

CLOTHING

WILLIAM PENN

SOUTHERN GEOGRAPHY

Photo by uconnlibrariesmagic

REASON FOR SETTLEMENT

TRADE AND FARMING

Photo by marfis75

ECONOMY

PLANTATION LIFE

SLAVERY

CLOTHING

PIRATES

JOHN SMITH

Kyle Thompson