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Transcript of The 13 Colonies
By: Blake Braden
The 13 Colonies
Can you name the 13 Colonies?
1st State 2nd State 3rd State 4th State 5th State 6th State 7th State 8th State 9th State 10th State 11th State 12th State 13th State Answer Sheet After Completio
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Name this StateHint?
This state was named from the Dutch of YorkThis is where US Congress Met after the
Revolution!
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CongratulationsNew York Became a state July 26th, 1788It manufactured Ship Building and Iron
Works
New York
Name This StateHINT?
This state’s major cities are Hartford and New Haven.
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Connecticut is large in Agriculture (Wheat, Corn, and Fishing)
It was 5th to become a state in 1788.It was nicknamed the Constitution State.
Connecticut
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This was the first to become a state December 7th 1787
This was the first state in which the 13 Star Flag was ever flown.
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Delaware's main industries are fishing and lumbering.
Delaware
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This became a state April 28th 1788.Part of this State Became Washington D.C.
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Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1633 but not until 1788 did it become a state.
Its major cities are Baltimore and Annapolis.Maryland was known for its valiant army
back in the 18th Century.
Maryland
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This state is the farthest of the 13 colonies to the South.
It is also named after King George the II
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Georgia was the last colony to settle into a state but was only the 4th to ratify the constitution.
Georgia produces items such as rice and sugar.
Georgia
Name The StateHint?
Became a State February 6th 1788Was founded as a colony in 1628
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Massachusetts is known for its Codfish exports.
This state is part of the Northern Colonies or New England Colonies.
Boston, Quincy, and Plymouth are its major cities.
Massachusetts
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Named from Hampshire County in England.Became a state 6/21/1788
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New Hampshire was in the Northern ColoniesMost of its Agriculture was corn and Fishing.Its major city was Concord.
New Hampshire
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This State had over 100 battles or skirmishes before the Revolution ended.
The Land was given to Governor of the Isle of Jersey.
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New Jersey became a state December 18th 1787.
New Jersey was first settled by the DutchNew Jersey had around 75,000 Inhabitants
around 1760. Almost the Entire population were farmers.
New Jersey
Name This StateHint?
It’s major City was Raleigh.Founded in 1653 by Virginia Colonists
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North Carolina’s biggest agriculture was producing indigo, tobacco, and rice.
North Carolina was entirely frontier with the whole state being forest.
It was the furthest away from European Influence.
North Carolina
Name This StateHint?
It was founded in 1607 by John SmithHome of 4 of the first 5 Presidents.Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond are
its major cities.
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Virginia was the site of the first permanent settlement (Jamestown)
Virginia became a state on June 25th 1788It’s major agricultural products were
Tobacco, Wheat, and Corn
Virginia
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This State was once part of Carolana with North Carolina.
Considered a fortress since it kept British warships out during the Revolution.
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South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788.
South Carolina was the 8th State to Ratify the Constitution.
The first permanent settlement in South Carolina was Charleston.
South Carolina
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This is the smallest state of all 13 Colonies.It was named after the Isle of Rhodes in
Aegean Sea
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Rhode Island even though titled Island is not Considered an Island.
First to Declare its Independence from England
Last to become a StateIt is Dutch for Red Island
Rhode Island
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This state was named for William Penn.Means Penn’s WoodsNamed the Keystone state because it is right
in the middle arch of the 13 colonies.
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Pennsylvania was the second to officially become a state on December 12th 1787.
Penn is considered to be in the Middle Colonies.
It was also founded by William Penn in 1682
Pennsylvania
Answer Sheet for All 13 Colonies Click on the Flag
Citation Sheet
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