Road to Revolution

Wednesday, October 30, 2007

Issues behind the Revolution WS due today, turn it in.


Do now: Using the image of King George III answer the following question:



What image was George III trying to present to the world in this painting?



At the end of the French and Indian War, Great Britain was heavily in debt and hardpressed to maintain its empire from external threats from its European foes.



Much of this debt was due to the war that it had fought against the French in North America.


Even though Britain gained control of Canada and all land east of the Mississippi River it was unable to control this land due to its limited resources.



Due to this weakness they were unable to keep American settlers from moving into these areas which resulted in the Native people of this region seeing the British as powerless.



The Americans seeing that Great Britain would not prevent then from entering the disputed lands also saw the British as weak.



Unable to further tax its own people the British turned to the American colonies as a new source of tax revenue.



Starting in 1764 and lasting through 1774 the British government enacted a series of taxes or acts that attempted to raise the funds that were needed to not only pay off the war debt but also pay for quartering of troops in the colonies.



In response to these acts some Americans began to boycott British products and to actively protest the taxes through newspaper articles and booklets.



Some of the most ardent of protestors of these acts were the women of the American colonies, they refused to buy British products and began to produce their own cloth to replace that cloth not being bought from Britain.



Other protests would include the taring and feathering of British officials and the destruction of British property.



In response to these acts the British repealed the taxes but then enacted the Declaratory Act. This act stated that Great Britain retained the right to dissolve the colonies legislative bodies and to rule the colonies as they saw fit.



One of the most unpopular of acts was the Tea Act of 1773. Like the British the Americas drank a lot of tea. So a tax on this product was a cost that affected almost everyone in the colonies.

The response to this act was the "Boston Tea Party".



As these acts were enacted, repealed and enacted the view of the Americans towards Great Britain began to further degrade. In 1750 Americans were proud subjects of the British Empire by 1774 many Americans were talking about revolution and a new nation.



The last of these acts were labeled as the Coercive Acts by the British but the Americans called them the Intolerable Acts. These acts were specifially targeted at the Massachussetts colony which had been a leader of in the cause of American defiance.



It also was designed to limit the power and expansion of the colonies by limiting them to those areas east of the Alleghany Mountains.



Over time the minor acts of violence and sabotage committed by the Americans were tolerated by the British however there were instances of greater violence.



In 1770 a group of American colonist began to harass a company of British soldiers, harsh words soon turned to iceballs and rock. In response the soldiers fired on the Americans killing 5.



This incident led to a calm period in the colonies but by 1775 matters in the colonies were again ripe for confrontation and strife.



Boycotting Tea Ws due today at the end of class.



Complete questions 1,2,4 and 5 on pg 116. Due Friday, November 2, 2007.

Issues behind the Revolution

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Do now: Complete the four questions on the handout:

Due in 10 minutes

Reading assignment pages 103-116


With the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 the British Empire gained thousands of square miles of new territory in Canada and in the interior sections of North America.

see map on pg. 110

Along with this land the British also gained "control" over the vast array of Native American tribes that inhabited this region.

Unlike the French the British and American settlers did not see trade with the Native people as important as the millions of acres of "unclaimed" land that the Indians used as their hunting grounds.

With the end of the war these settlers soon began to pour into these lands especially the Ohio River Valley.

In response the Native tribes under the leadership of the Ottawa chief, Pontiac attacked the settlements and forts erected by the British and Americans by the end of the rebellion all forts and settlements except two were captured of destroyed. Additionally over 2,000 settlers and soldiers were killed or captured.

Thousands others fled back to the colonies.

Already in heavy debt from the French and Indian War the British Government refused any military protection to the colonist but instead forbid the settlers to return to the disputed areas.

See map above Proclamation Line of 1763

In spite of this policy the colonist soon began to trickle back into the disputed lands. Unable to stop this invasion the British Government appeared weak in the eyes of the Indians and the American colonist.

At the same time many in Great Britain wanted the Americans to pay for what they saw as their fair share of the debt from the war. To many Americans they saw this as an attempt by the British to slowly wittle away the freedoms that the Americans had enjoyed over the previous 100 years.

By 1765 much of the loyalty that the Americans had felt for Great Britain had begun to fade.

Guided Reading and review WS due Wednesday, October 31, 2007.

Back in Time: Historical Fiction

Friday, October 26, 2007

Turn in WS from yesterday

This assignment will involve the use a Webquest.

Place yourselves into groups of three, each group should include both boys and girls.

Go to the webquest.org website

Find the webquest titled: Back in Time Historical Fiction

Special Instructions: Instead of using the supplied time periods or events you will use the time period before, during and after the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) as your period.

Other wise complete the requirements of the webquest as directed

Use the following information and links as sources.

wikipedia.org

http://www.mohicanpress.com/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/

You may also use the novel "Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper as a resource

This weekend you may also rent the movie "Last of the Mohicans" 1992 as further source material.

Of course your textbook and the notes from the blogspot will be useful in creating this project along with any other source material you may encounter at the library or on the Internet.

This project is worth 20 pts so take advantage of this oppurtunity to rack up some points.

Please read all information on this site along with the information contained within the webquest so that you may correctly complete this assignment.

Don't hesitate to ask questions.



Complete the assignment by the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.

French Canada is Starving

Thursday, October 24, 2007

Do now: Go to the Wikipedia website. Look up "musket"

Answer the following five questions


1) What is a musket?


2)Who were the probable inventors of the musket?


3)What was the "Brown Bess"?


4) Who used it?


5) Was it used during the French and Indian War?

Due in 1o min




As the British forces continue to win battles and take territory the French leaders in Canada in France begin to realize that their cause is losing the war.

By 1758 France is out of money and looking to win the war in Europe before thinking about the outcome in Canada.

As French supplies begin to run out so do the supplies and gifts that were the basis for of French/ Indian friendship.


Taking advantage of the French weakness General Forbes uses a Delaware chief as an intermediary to weaken the Indian alliance with France.

The chief wanting to gain advantages for his people agreed to help the British in the hope that the British would give the tribes the security they sought.

In spite of the British’s past history of cheating the Native people the Indians of Western Pennsylvania agree to support the British in their building of a military road.

After recovering from his illness George Washington returns to military service where he once again attempts to lobby for a route that would benefit his own finances as well as that of his fellow Virginians.

With the aid if the Indians the British are able to finish their military road and come within sight of Ft Duquesne.

Knowing that they will be unable to withstand the British assault the defenders set the fort afire and withdraw.

After four years of war the British have won the western frontier but only after they obtained the help of the Native people.


Plains of Abraham


Wanting to finish the French off once and for all the British make plans to capture the French-Canadian city of Quebec.

Located on a high river bluff the city was a difficult target.

For months the British lay siege to Quebec. Unable to draw the French army into open battle the British begin to burn the villages and houses that surround the city.


Realizing that Canada was a lost cause the French king refuses to send reinforcements.

Wanting to end the battle before the onset of winter the British hatch a audacious plan that will requite them to not only scale the cliffs below the city but to also use unconventional tactics once they confront the French Army.

Finally the French and British face on another on the Plains of Abraham. Here the superior British troops are able to inflict a decisive defeat upon the French.

Four days after the battle the City of Quebec surrenders.

Even as the war in North America began to wind down the influence of the Indians in the region was paramount.

The last French stronghold was in Montreal. To reach the city the British needed and received the help of the here to now neutral Iroquois.

Using their influence the Iroquois in British North America obtain the cooperation of the last remaining French allies the Canadian Mohawk.



Without the help of their allies the French as Montreal are forced to surrender to an overwhelming British force.

On September 4, 1760 the fall of Montreal ends the French and Indian War.

The war ends the French presence in North America and begins the ascent of Great Britain to superpower. It also ends the French/Indian cultural and military alliance.


Homework: Laying Seige to Quebec WS due Friday, October 26, 2007 (tomorrow)

The First World War

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Turn in all homework.



Do now: Go to the Wikipedia.org website

Enter Seven Years' War


Answer one of the following questions


List all the allies of both the French and the English during the Seven Year's War

or


After reading the "causes" of the war paragraph Explain why Great Britain (England)
and Prussia were allies in this conflict.

Due in 15 min





The First World War 175601763


By 1758 the British and French are battling for control of Europe, Africa and India. Especially lucrative would be the control of the slave trade.

The Europeans called this war the Seven Years War.

Along with the economic and political ramifications of the war is the religious aspect of the war. Great Britain was a Protestant nation while France was Catholic.


Even though the British colonist outnumbered the French 4,00,000 to 25,000 the alliance with the Indians gave the French advantages that manpower couldn’t overcome.

The least important of the fronts in North America was that of the Western Frontier (present day western Pennsylvania). This is where George Washington served the British Empire.

Although forgotten by the British, Washington felt that his service should be rewarded with official recognition and a commission in the regular British Army.

Being refused that, Washington, returned to his estate Mount Vernon to recover from his illness.

Again the issue of funds for the conduct of the war came to the forefront. The new British commander, the Earl of Loudin wanted the colonies to fund the war.

The colonist refused on the principle that they were not considered full subjects of the king. Since they had not the full rights of British subjects they believed that they had no responsibility to pay for their own defense.

To defuse the situation the new Prime Minister, William Pitt agreed to furnish all necessary troops and funds to advance the war. By now Great Britain was ready to press the conflict in North America and they needed the Americans cooperation to ensure success.

By July 1758 the British army of regular troops and American troops move on Ft Ticonderoga.

Using outmoded tactics the British attack Ft. Ticonderoga with a frontal assault. His troops are massacred.


In response to the massacre an American force using “Indian tactics” advance through hostile territory and lay siege to the French fort at Frontnaque.

The capture of this fort leaves the French without supplies or hope.

The capture of Louisburg further seals the fate of the French Empire in America.

These British victories leave only the Ohio Country as a theatre of war.

Again the British and America turn their eyes to the site of Ft. Duquesne.

However the alliance between the French and Indians is again the sticking point for the British.

However this alliance was not based upon the Indians love for the French. It was based upon their quest for survival. Being caught between two large nations was a delicate balancing act for the Indians.

A balancing act that they thought would not go on forever.

War In America and Beyond

Tuesday, October 23, 2007


Do now: Go to the thewarthatmadeamerica.org website.

In the center of the screen click on the LAUNCH THE INTERACTIVE TIMELINE

Click on 1753, Answer one of these questions in a complete paragraph

Compare and contrast the views that the English and French had about using the resources of North America for their own gain.

What advantages did the Native people have to gain by having both
the French and English as trading partners? What disadvantages could this bring to the Native people?

Due in 10 minutes

Reading Assignment 104-108




In response to the skirmishes between the French and British/American colonist and soldiers war broke out between the two rival European nations.

For hundreds of years before England and France had been rivals in Europe, this would be the first time that they would take their rivalry to America.

With the help of their Indian allies the French had the advantage in America. The Native people were skilled warriors when fighting in the thickly forested lands of America.

This skill became evident when the British and Americans were driven from the Ohio River Valley. Using guerrila tactics the French and Indians attacked British troops who knew only how to fight in the European fashion.

To counteract their defeat the British created a three part plan that would attack the French in their most vulnerable areas.

The first point of attack was once again the Ohio River Valley, the second would be the upper portion of New York while the third area was Novia Scotia in Canada.

To pay for the cost of the military operations in America the British asked the Americans to pay for part of the cost of the war.

Many Americans balked at this cost thinking that Great Britain should bear the full cost of the expense while the Americans would help with manpower and food supplies.

The first expedition against the French in the Ohio Valley was led General Braddock who was assisted by George Washington who was part of the colonial militia.

As the British approached the site of Ft Duquense (Pittsburgh) the Native American allies of the French warned the French of their approach.

With advance warning the French prepared to defend their fort from the superior English troops.

At first the British using European tactics were able to beat back the French, However once the Indian allies began using their forest tactics the British troops were soon defeated.

George Washington was right in the middle of the fight and was along side General Braddock when he was killed.

After Braddocks death Washington led the deafeated British and Americans out of Ohio and back to the Colonies.

Both sides now knew that this war would not be a short affair.

Homework: Complete the French and Indian War Guided Reading and Review WS

Due tomorrow Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Life of George Washington

Monday, October 22, 2007


Mr. Darrow will be your teacher.


Assignement for the day will be the completion of the following ten questions.

Due at the end of class.

To answer these questions use the article about George Washington contained within the

wikepedia.org website

1) In which Virginia County was George Washington born?



2) What was the Battle of Jumonville Glen? (follow link)



3)What role did Washington play in the Forbes Expedition (follow link)




4) In what year was Washington elected to the House of Burgess




5) What were the Townshend Acts? (follow link)





6) What were the Intolerable Acts? (follow link)



7) Who nominated Washington to be the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?




8) Who won the Battle of Brandywine? (follow link)



9)Which was the last Battle of the American Revolution?




10) How many terms did Washington serve as president?


Turn into Mr. Darrow upon completion

Buying a Car

Monday October, 16, 2007


Mr. Darrow will be your teacher today

Break into the groups that I created for last week (see October 11, 2007)

Your assignment will once again be a Webquest:

While this webquest will be for points it should be fun Enjoy

Go to the webquest.org site

Find the Buying your first car webquest.

Complete the assignment the winning group will receive 5 pts to add to their test score

2nd place will receive 4 pts

3rd place will receive 3pts

4th place will receive 2 pts

5th place will receive 1 pt

Good luck I will see you tomorrow.

Mr. Alvarado

Test Review Colonial America

Test of Colonial America Monday, October 15, 2007.

Covering pages 42-93

Do know: Place yourselves in the same groups as yesterday



Timeline that indicates the years in which Jamestown, Plymouth Colony and Georgia were founded.

Reasons for the founding of Jamestown

Reasons for the founding of Plymouth Colony

Reasons for the founding of the Carolina Colony

Roanoke

Pennsylvania Colony

Middle Passage (what, where,, who)

Indentured servitude (what, where, who)

Sepratist, Puritans (who, where)

Maryland Colony (where,who)

Economy of New England

Economy of Middle Colonies

Economy of southern colonies

French in America

Mayflower Compact

Rice and Tobbaco (where grown)

Slavery (where practiced)

William Penn

Dutch in America

working conditions of African-America slaves throughout the colonies

Why come to America?

The effect of the English Civil War on American self-government.

New England shipbuilding and pine forest in the Carolina

First legislative body in America

Salem Witch Trials

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Test on Colonial America moved to Monday, October 15, 2007

Mr. Darrow will be your teacher for the day.


Do Know: Break into the following groups


Hannah Barkwill Paul Mielke Janina Jaegers
Devin Abeyta Gilbert Sprague Ammanda Ibarra
Simon Kleipass Rubi Villasenor Alias Montoya
Chris Benavidez Roxanne Ybarra Monica Aguliar


Sydney Salas Devin Couchaftis Sam Williams
Laura Krueger Mike Gallaher Martin Lucero
Anthony Martin Matt Williams Dwayne Couchaftis
Tyler Ward Xheldin Lamce Donna Crecilius


Once you have broken into these groups your group will need at least two computers for Internet access.

Go to the webquest.org website.

Go to: Salem Witch Trials by Heather Franklin

Complete the assignment, do only the Powerpoint Presentation: Due at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Send it to me via email. sralvarado@dhphs.org

The winning group's members will receive 5 points on their test.

Test review tomorrow, test on Monday, be ready

Get started.

Emerging Tensions

Test on Friday, October 12, 2007. Be ready, review the essay question.

Turn in your Africans in Colonial America WS.

Reading assignment 89-93

Question of the day: Due in 10 minutes


In a paragraph describe the living conditions endured by Africans slaves during the Middle Passage.
or
Compare and contrast the work conditions of a slave from South Carolina with slave from New England.



By the middle of the 18th century (1750) the 13 American colonies had become prosperous and content with their lives and role in the British Empire.

Unlike England where poverty limited family size the average American family contained as many as 8 children with some familes having a dozen.

This growing population along with new immigrants soon began to push the western boundaries of the colonies further and further away from the sea and into Native American lands that up until now had been unmapped.

Led by settlers from Germany and Scotland new settlements and farms were created overnight by the ever increasing demand for land and new opportunities.

As the American settlers moved into these areas they soon came into conflict with both the French and their native trading partners.

The relationship between the French and the Indians was relatively good. The French had not come to the Americas in the numbers that the English had and they they had no desire to overcome the native peoples culture with their own.

The native people while alarmed at the encroachment of the English settlers still felt a desire to trade with these people and even played the English off against the French when they saw a way to gain advantage.

The English and French had long been rivals in Europe and they continued their rivalry in the New World.

So as the English moved further and further west the French began to build forts and bases that would serve as checks on the advancment of the colonist. Soon these forts would be the basis for a war that would decide which nation, England or France would control North America.

Other events occuring in the colonies in the mid to late 18th century related to religion.

Beginning in the 1740'ss the Great Awakening helped to set forth the notion that democracy and equality before God was possible in the church setting. Most wealthy people belonged to the Church of England and believed that their wealth and status was granted to them by God.

The Great Awakening helped to dispel this notion amongst the common people and helped to lay the foundation for religious ideas that promoted democracy and equality.

Ideas that would help fuel the American Revolution and the democractic principles that it promoted.

Complete question # 5 on page 93. Your essay should be at least one half page in length.

Due tomorrow Thursday, October 11, 2007

Test on Friday, Test review tomorrow.



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African-Americans in Colonial America

Tuesday, October 9, 2007


Turn in your question from pg. 85 now.


Question of the day: Due in 10 min

Explain why the ownership of land was so important in American Colonial society.
or
Draw a diagram that symbolizes the status of white men, women and African slaves in colonial society.

Reading assignment pages 83-88


The first African slaves were transported to Jamestown in about 1620 by 1750 slaves comprised about 20% of the population in the colonies. (600,00)

During the 18th century (1700's) hundreds of thousands of slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. Most went to South America and Central America.

Of those sent to North America most were sold in the southern colonies but some were sold in the northern colonies where slavery also existed.

The journey across the Atlantic Ocean made by the slaves was called the Middle Passage. For many it was a time of brutality and hardship. Hundreds of slaves were packed into dark and damp holds with little opportunity for cleanliness and air.

Usually at least half of the human cargo died before the ship reached the Americas.

Upon arrival in the colonies the slaves were sold at auction houses and sent off to work for their masters. The work that was assigned to the slave depended upon whether they were in the New England the Middle or the Southern colonies.

Slaves sent to New England would most likely be in an urban setting. There they would work in a blacksmith shop or in a store. They could also work as sailors or in shipyards.

In the Middle Colonies the slave would work on large tobbacco plantations or as servants in large homes.

In the southern colonies life was hardest for the African slave. Here the enslaved would be forced to work on large rice plantations. These slaves worked in conditions that included hot humid weather and work in swamps that were full of snakes and alligators.

One advantage of these plantations was that the harsh living conditions kept the white population from living amongst these slaves. With little supervison these slaves were able to maintain many of their African customs and be able to form family units that were able to last longer than those slaves in New England and the Middle colonies.

In spite of the practice being discouraged throughout the 13 colonies there were slaves that were freed from their bondage. Some were freed by their master while others especially skilled craftsmen were able to buy themselves from slavery.

To prevent slave revolts most of the colonies enacted laws or codes that severly restricted the movement of slaves and the contact with other slaves.

Even though these laws severly punished slaves for violating the laws of the colonies (hanging and burning) there were many instances of slave revolts that brought fear into the hearts of the white colonist.

Short of rebellion there were other ways that slaves could defy their masters. Sabotage and slow work was used by many slaves as a way to preserve the slaves sense of self-respect and dignity.

Complete African-Americans in the Colonies WS. Due Wednesday October 10, 2007



The test will be on Friday 0ctober 12, 2007. Begin to prepare now.

Life In Colonial America

Monday, October 8, 2007

Colonial map due today, turn them in

Short Answer question of the Day 5 pts-Due in 10min



Explain how the English Civil War helped to further the cause of American self-government.

or

Create a Timeline that details the years in which the thirteen colonies were founded





Test on Thursday, October 11, 2007 'Growth of the American Colonies (1689-1754)






Reading assignment pages 77-82.



By the early years of the 18th century (1700's) the American colonies had grown to 13, these colonies stretched from Massachussetts in the north to Georgia and the south.



Due to the abundent natural resouces most American colonist were prosperous and content with their lives as subjects of the British monarchy.



However not all people in the colonies were so fortunate. The first African slaves had arrived in about 1620 by 1750 there were tens of thousands of slaves all throughout the colonies but with most concentrated in the southern colonies.



For all the differences the American colonist had with their European relatives there were some common beliefs and customs.



One of these customs was the idea that some people were "better" than others. Wealth was the primary benchmark for your standing within colonial society. Gender and race also played a role in this standing.



In general the belief was that the rich were better than the poor, men were better than women, landowners were better than non-landowners and everyone white was better than blacks.



In spite of the wealth and political power that was held by the rich there was a large and powerful "middle class" in the colonies.



Made up of artisans, printers and shopkeepers these people held important positions in American colonial society some like Benjamin Franklin became wealthy and prominant from the profits of his printing and other business interest.



Other members of this middle class were farmers and fishermen.



The status of women in the colonies was mixed, under English law women were subserviant to their husbands and had no political or property rights. However women could upon the deaths of their husbands run their own households or business'.



Even the American colonies were prosperous the worl required to survive was hard and back breaking. Most Americans strived to be self-suffcient. They grew their own food and produced most of the items that they needed to clothe themselves.



In spite of these hardships the life of the average American was much better than the people in Europe. Americans lived longer, had more food to eat and enjoyed more political freedoms than any other people throughout the world.



Education in the American colonies was mixed in New England the belief in education was strong. In the southern colonies education was usually limited to the wealthy.



To educate at the college level universities such as Harvard and Yale were founded to provide the colonies with pastors, physcians and lawyers.



Complete questions 1-5 pg 82, due Tues, October 7, 2007.

Britain and its Colonies

As the American colonies grew and prospered the relationship between the colonist and Great Britain formed into a close and warm bond.


Great Britain prized her colonies because of the demand that the colonist had for English goods and the raw materials provided by the wide expanse of forests and the virtually untouched rivers, steams and oceans in and around North America.


The Americans also enjoyed a freedon that only thousands of miles of ocean could bring to an isolated people. This isolation allowed the Americans the ability to govern themselves and the ability to dominate the continent.


Other factors that allowed the Americans to govern themselves was the English Civil War. Between 1640-1660, Great Britain was engulfed in a series of internal conflicts that further isolated the British Government from overseeing the colonies.

In spite of this isolation the Americans considered themselves loyal British subjects.

After the end of the English Civil War the British Government began to concentrate on building its economy and strengthening its position in Europe.

To accomplish this Britain like other European nations promoted the economic theory of Mercantilism, the idea was that the way to power was by obtaining as much gold and silver as possible. Since Great Britain did not possess the mines that Spain controlled. Its way to wealth was through overseas trade.

To the British its American colonies were the way to enrich themselves. They did this by not allowing the Americans to trade with other nations or allow the Americans to manufacture their own goods such as firearms, equipment for ships or shoes.

Because the Americans had an almost unlimited supply of raw materials they felt that they should be able to sell these resouces to anyone they wanted. Since this was against the interest of Britain, the English enacted more laws that forced the Americans to limit their trade to its colonial master.

Using the map on pg. 76 answer questions 1-3. Due at the end of class.

Remember your colonies map is due on Monday.

Using the map on page 35 as your model handdraw the map. Due Monday October 8, 2007.

Pick one of the colonies depicted on your map, on the back of your map write a paragraph that gives a summary of the reason why this colony was founded.

Due Monday October 8, 2007.

Explain the economic, political and religious reasons why English colonist founded the colonies of Jamestown, Plymouth Colony and the Carolina Colonies.

Middle and Southern Colonies

As the colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown grew and flourished other colonies began to be founded.

In 1621 the Dutch founded the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhatten Island. Soon the prosperity drew the attention of the English king, Charles II. Claiming that the land on which the colony was located was his brother's, the Duke of York.

To take this colony the English sent an army and a fleet in 1664 to expel the Dutch and impose the their own rule upon Manhatten.

They then renamed the colony New York.

Other colonies founded between Jamestown in Virginia and New York were New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 by William Penn who used his land grant from the English king to form his colony that was dedicated to religious tolernance.

Unlike the Puritans in New England Penn wanted a colony where all religious beliefs were welcome. Chief amongst these groups were the Quakers, they believed that all men were equal and they sought peaceful relations with the Native American population. Also unlike the New England colonies was the diversity of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania was the first colony to receive large numbers of non-English settlers namely Germans and Swiss.

In1638 Delaware was founded by Swedish settlers but it too was soon taken over by the English.

Like New England and the Middle Colonies the Southern colonies were also founded throughout the 17th century (1600's)

After Virginia Maryland was founded in 1634, it was founded as a haven for catholics to escape persecution in Great Britain.

The Carolinas were founded as new areas to grow tobbacco and for the products obtained from the pine forests.

Georgia was founded as a haven for debtors and as a buffer zone from the Spanish who were located in Florida.



Other colonies around Pensylvania i