Southern Colonies
Which details belong in the Southern Colonies column? Select the two correct answers.
Had mild winters.
Had fertile soil that led to the development of farming.
Which details belong in the Middle Colonies column? Select the two correct answers.
Had fertile soil that led to the development of farming
Had the highest number of free African Americans
Which detail belongs in the New England Colonies column?
Did fishing and whaling
What important idea from the Magna Carta influenced the colonists?
The king was not above the law.
Why was the Great Awakening fundamental in founding America?
It gave people from all 13 Colonies a common identity to rally around.
It sparked people to question authority.
Why was the colony of Georgia founded? Select the two correct answers.
To give prisoners and debtors a fresh start
To serve as a buffer zone against Spanish territory
Which of these states were part of the Middle colonies? Select the two correct answers.
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
In which region did Native American groups such as the Massachusett and Mohegan live?
New England Colonies
How did representative forms of government like Parliament and the House of Burgesses work?
They elected representatives who would then vote on the laws of the land.
Fertile soil benefited which colony the most?
South Carolina
How did the Middle colonies differ from New England?
The Middle colonies were more religiously tolerant than New England.
How did the Middle colonies differ from New England?
The Middle colonies were more religiously tolerant than New England.
How did elections work in Colonial America?
Only wealthy, property-owning white men could vote for representatives.
On your own paper, write a well-organized paragraph in response to the following prompt: Choose one of the colonial regions, and describe its geography, economy, and society
Students should clearly identify one of the three colonial regions (Southern colonies) and correctly describe the region’s physical geography, population, and culture, including the role of religion, the use of enslaved labor, characteristics of the population, and the nature of the economy.
On your own paper, write a well-organized paragraph in response to the following prompt: Choose one of the colonial regions, and describe its geography, economy, and society
Students should clearly identify one of the three colonial regions (Middle colonies) and correctly describe the region’s physical geography, population, and culture, including the role of religion, the use of enslaved labor, characteristics of the population, and the nature of the economy.
“as I have been told, were formerly in their zeal very rigid in their administrations towards such as their laws made offenders, even to a harmless kiss or innocent merriment among young people. Whipping being a frequent and counted an easy punishment, about which as other crimes, the judges were absolute in their sentences.”
What does this reveal about the New England colonies?
People were treated harshly if they broke laws.
On your own paper, write a well-organized paragraph in response to the following prompt: Choose one of the colonial regions, and describe its geography, economy, and society
Students should clearly identify one of the three colonial regions (New England) and correctly describe the region’s physical geography, population, and culture, including the role of religion, the use of enslaved labor, characteristics of the population, and the nature of the economy.