Original+13+Colonies+-+Jae+Doh

=**THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES** =

INTRODUCTION
The 13 colonies were all settled at a different time. Each colony also had their own unique history and reason for settlement. The settle of all 13 colonies took about 130 years, from the first colony Virginia until the last of the 13 colonies Georgia.



//This a chart of the original 13 colonies in order of when they were founded and who each one was founded by.// || **Who Founded them?** ||
 * **Names of Colonies** || **Founded when?**
 * Virginia || 1607 || London Company ||
 * Massachusetts || 1620 || Puritans ||
 * New Hampshire || 1623 || John Wheelwright ||
 * Maryland || 1634 || Lord Baltimore ||
 * Connecticut || 1635 || Thomas Hooker ||
 * Rhode Island || 1636 || Roger Williams ||
 * Delaware || 1638 || Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company ||
 * N. Carolina || 1653 || Virginians ||
 * S. Carolina || 1663 || Eight Nobles with a Royal Charter from Charles II ||
 * New Jersey || 1664 || Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret ||
 * New York || 1664 || Duke of York ||
 * Pennsylvania || 1682 || William Penn ||
 * Georgia || 1732 || James Edward Oglethorpe ||

<span style="color: rgb(234, 97, 97);"> Virginia :
Although Virginia was officially founded by the London Company, the London Company wasn't the first to colonize it. Prior to the London Company, in 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh arrived to the //new world//, on an island called Roanoke, he then decided to name the surrounding area Virginia to honor the Queen. After a couple of years the Roanoke colony was finally established, but in 1590 the colonists disappeared without a trace giving the colony a new name "the lost colony". Then in 1607 the London Company began to colonize Virginia, and they founded Jamestown. This is where the famous story of Pocahontas took place. Some troubles they had was that within the first year of settlement, many people died from starvation and diseases.

<span style="color: rgb(224, 66, 66);">Massachusetts:
Massachusetts was founded by the Puritans, who were forced to flee from England. The puritans were separatists who decided to move to the colonies to create new lives for themselves. They were the people who came on the Mayflower and founded the Massachusetts colony. As we all know the Mayflower is famous for the Mayflower compact which stated to form a government that will follow the majority of people ( the beginning of democracy).

<span style="color: rgb(234, 97, 97);">New York:
In 1664<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"> Stuyvesant who was the governor of the Dutch New Netherland colony had to surrender to the British giving them the land of New Netherland. Therfore in 1664, James, the Duke of York, had gotten control of New Netherland. After he got control the name changed to New York to honor the duke who later became the King of England.

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Did the ruling governments of the territories approve of the deals?
In the case of the 13 original Colonies, there was only one government deciding what was to happen. England had control over the 13 colonies, and the government of England was who told the colonists to expand territories. Also, the colonists expanded their own territories by themselves in many cases until they saw fit or until they couldn't expand anymore. Therefore the 13 colonies did not have to approve deals with anyone because there was only one (significant) government at the time that control what went around in the colonies. Also, in many cases the colonists came to America to create their own colony to separate themselves from English rules and expanded their colonies on their own. England had no deals or contracts when finding the 13 colonies, except some attempts of creating contracts with Native Indians.



<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 182);">What was the impact on the inhabitants of the territory?
The original inhabitants of the area where the 13 colonies were founded were originally Native American lands. At first the Natives and the colonists helped each other to some extent in certain colonies, especially in the earlier colonies. However in other cases the natives reacted violently to the colonists settling in their land and attacked settlements. In these situations the colonists had to be careful as soon as they left the confines of their settlements. Although some natives helped the colonists survive throughout winters, and taught them how to grow food and etc, some just constantly attacked the colonies. Eventually all 13 colonies drove out the natives from their regions, many time through violence as well. So, the colonists have come to the land of the natives and kicked them out, and in some cases, they kicked out the natives that even taught them how to survive in the new world. This rose the tensions between natives and colonists, which comes into affect when the colonies become USA and begin expanding out more.

<span style="color: rgb(241, 74, 14);">What was the effect this expansion had on the U.S?
The 13 colonies were territorial expansion of the British, not the territorial expansion of the U.S. The expansion of the 13 colonies did have economic change in England. The reason England made colonies was to make money, and they were making money. By producing lumber, cotton, sugar, tobacco, etc England was able to make a lot of money due to the 13 colonies. There was also a significant populations change, many English people moved to the colonies when they were disappointed or found England unsuitable for them anymore. So, the more colonists living in England the lesser the population in England and higher the population in the 13 colonies. in 1619, the first slaves were brought to the colonies by the Dutch that came to trade at Jamestown, this was what started the slavery system in the colonies. However at first the slaves were called indentured slaves, which made it sound like the slaves had a choice in becoming slaves themselves. The political impact of the 13 colonies were huge, first of all the 13 colonies had their own small government, which was distinct and different from one another, but they were all under British control (until the revolution). The colonies were all under British rule, but to some extent they had their own rules and regulations.

<span style="color: rgb(38, 186, 186);">Overall
Overall, considering the initial purpose of the 13 colonies, and not taking into account the revolution that was to take place, I think the territorial expansion was a positive addition. It allowed England to gain more power, and compete with Spain, Netherlands, and France in the new world. Also the colonies were a chance people to start over or start fresh, many people who weren't pleased with their lives moved to the colonies to begin a new life. A good example of this case would by the puritans, who moved from England to the colonies in order to practice their religion freely. Therefore overall considering both the colonists and the English, the addition of new land was a positive thing.

//- A video showing the 13 original colonies and some significant events/things that each colony (state) had:// media type="youtube" key="Dp58oDZ7g4I" height="344" width="425"

<span style="color: rgb(234, 97, 97);">Works Cited
- Scarborough - "The original 13 colonies" <http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/webquest/colonial/colonial%20era%20timeline.htm> - Americanhistory - "13 colonies" <http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/colonialamerica/p/masscolony.htm> - Timepage - "13 colonies" <http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html> - Wikipedia - "13 colonies" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies>