13 Colonies
This colony was named after a king and was the first permanent English settlement in America.
Jamestown
Lines of latitude run in this direction.
East to West
This continent lies south of Europe and north of Antarctica.
Africa
This region had rocky soil, cold winters, and relied heavily on the sea.
New England Colony
This colony was founded by people seeking religious freedom and held the first Thanksgiving.
Plymouth Colony
This state is now part of the U.S., but it was NOT one of the original 13 colonies.
Maine
Lines of Longitude run in this direction
North to South
This famous wall in Asia was built to protect against invasions.
The Great Wall of China
This region’s economy was based on large plantations and cash crops.
Southern Colonies
The Church of England
This southern colony split into two states after tensions over leadership and geography.
Carolina, North and South Carolina
This invisible line splits the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
The Equator
This ocean surrounds the North Pole and is mostly covered in ice.
The Arctic Ocean
“I’m not too hot, not too cold. I grow grains, and people say I’m diverse and bold.”
Middle Colonies
If it’s 1776, what major U.S. event just happened?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
This Southern colony was founded as a safe place for Catholics.
Maryland
The Prime Meridian
This continent is both a country and a continent, and home to the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia
Which colonial region is known as a port colony?
New England Colony
This New England colony was known for the Salem Witch Trials in the 1690s.
Massachusetts
This colony was the last of the 13 to be founded a
Georgia
True or False: Latitude measures east and west, and longitude measures north and south.
False
What is another name for Australia
Oceania
Which Colonial region is known as the "bread basket?"
Middle Colonies
List the 13 original colonies in order from north to south.