The Thirteen Colonies

What does the word "Colony" mean?

• a vacation home

• a place where people got a snack

• a place where people settle far from home

• a place where people settle next to home

What are the "Thirteen Colonies"?

• colonies established by American settlers in the 1100s and 1200s that later became England

• colonies established by English settlers in the 1600s and 1700s that later became the United States of America

• colonies established by French settlers in the 1900s and 2000s that later became the USSR

• A fun place to hang out

What does the word "Tax" mean?

• a fee paid to Mr. M.

• a fee paid to your parents

• a fee paid to the earth

• a fee paid to the government

What does the word "Plantation" mean?

• a large farm where many crops are grown for sale or trade

• a place to plant things

• an area where you look at plants

• a small farm with nothing on it.

What is Jamestown?

• a French settlement founded in 2007 in an area that is now fun-times

• an English settlement founded in 1607 in an area that is now Virginia

• an Italian settlement founded in 1976 in an area that is now Valencia

• an English settlement founded in 2018 in an area that is now Santa Clarita

Which happened FIRST?

• Pilgrims landed in Plymouth

• Colonists founded Jamestown

• The Constitution was written and signed.

• The American Revolutionary war began

Which group of colonies was known as the "Bread Colonies"?

• St. Augustine Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

• They became government leaders in the new settlements.

• They began living in the settlements with the colonists.

• They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

• They traveled to England and started their own colonies.

Which is part of the Middle Colonies?

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Delaware

Colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain. What was one of their reasons?

• They wanted to choose their own leaders.

• They wanted to establish more settlements.

• They wanted to end slavery in the colonies.

• They wanted to trade goods with the French.