The Thirteen Colonies

Founding

• MA Puritans wanted to leave the church of England.
• RI To find Religious Freedom.
• NY To Trade Posts or Trade.
• PA So Quakers could live safely.
• MD To provide a safe place for Catholics.

Founding Countinued

• GA British government wanted to keep spanish troops from moving 

Geoghaphy

• MA rocky soil, winters are harsh, vast forests, and clean water.
• RI local rivers, timber, and soil for good farming.
• NY Valleys, rivers, farming, and the winters were cold and summers hot. 
• PA Rich soil for farming, rivers, forests for timber, and minerals.
• MD farming/planting, hot streaming summers, small farms, lumbering and fish

Geography continued

• GA Farming, winters were mild, summers were long and hot.

Economy

• MA Grew crops and raised animals on farms, lumber, fishing, and trading.
• RI Slave trading, raised livestock, traders, and grew foods.
• NY good jobs, farming, mining, lumbermen, sailors, trappers, and merchants
• PA many jobs, raised dairy cattle, farming, miners, lumbermen and merchant
• MD many jobs, farming, raised cattle, lumber, shipping, and fishing

Economy countinued

• GA Jobs, lumber, farming, and trading. 

Goverment

• MA Puritan men could only vote then all men could vote.
• RI Most men could vote for the colony's governor.
• NY governors appointed by the king were controlled by England.
• PA All men who owned property could vote for members of the assembly.
• MD only white men with property voted for members of the assembly.

Government countinued

• GA white male voters to elect an assembly passed.  

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