13 Colonies

What is a colony?

• A colony is a place that is ruled by another country far away.

• A colony is a country in America made up of immigrants

• A colony is a small country that is part of another country.

• A colony is a town that is run by the president of the United States.

Who ruled the 13 colonies?

• The 13 colonies were ruled by France

• The 13 colonies were ruled by Canada

• The 13 colonies were ruled by Spain

• The 13 colonies were ruled by Britain

What was the first colony in the original 13 colonies?

• The first colony was California

• The first colony was Virginia

• The first colony was New England

• The first colony was New Jersey

People in the first colony came from what country?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Britain

• New England

In the beginning, the people in the thirteen colonies were mostly:

• Nervous

• Happy

• Mad

• Confused

Britain gave the colonists many things like:

• cheese, milk, and butter

• sugar, paper, and tea

• beans, rice, and meat

• salt, pepper, and cinnamon

Britain tried to make the colonies pay more money for some of the things they got, so the colonists:

• Agreed to pay

• Became very unhappy

• Were happy to pay

• They left the colonies

The colonists didn’t like some laws Britain made, therefore

• they went south to a country called New Spain

• they left and started a new country on the west coast

• decided to split from Britain and become a new country

• they all went back to Europe

These original 13 colonies became a country called:

• Mexico

• The United States of America

• Canada

• New England

What is a law?

• system of rules that allow you to do anything you want

• system of rules which give you complete freedom

• system of rules which only some people recognize

• system of rules which a particular community recognizes