13 Colonies - Name by Name!

The 13 British Colonies by region

"What's in a Name?"

Multiple Choice

In which colonial region was fishing, whaling, and logging wood popular?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Multiple Select

Check off all the NEW ENGLAND Colonies! (only one is NOT a New England Colony)

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

The Massachusett

One of the "Algonquian" Tribes, only 5 families remain that claim Massachusett heritage!

Look at this map of ALL the many tribes that called this area home before the colonists arrived.

Connecticut River

Land on the long tidal river

= The Connecticut River.

British roots!

Map showing the English (British) County of Hampshire ------->

Rhode Island

is the smallest state in the US!

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a New England Colony?

• Massachusetts
• South Carolina
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut

Multiple Choice

Which colonies DID NOT have Algonquian/Native American origins in their name?

• Massachusetts & New Hampshire

• Massachusetts & Connecticut

• Rhode Island & New Hampshire

• Connecticut & New Hampshire

NEXT WEEK!

THE MIDDLE COLONIES

• NEW YORK

• PENNSYLVANIA

• DELAWARE

• NEW JERSEY

NEXT!

Read the next four slides carefully. Be ready to answer questions afterwards to check what you've learned!

Multiple Choice

Which colony was named after Lord De La Warr (the governor of Virginia from 1610-1618)

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• New York

Multiple Choice

Which colony was named after one of the islands in the English Channel?

• New Jersey

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

Multiple Choice

Which colony was once called New Netherland until the British took over the colony?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

Next Week! The Southern Colonies

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia

NEXT!

Read the next four slides carefully. Be ready to answer questions afterwards to check what you've learned!

Multiple Select

Check off all the Southern Colonies whose names honor a British MONARCH (king or queen)

• Georgia

• Carolina (North & South)

• Virginia

• Maryland

• New York

Multiple Choice

Which two colonies were named in honor King Charles I

• North & South Georgia

• Georgia & Virginia

• North & South Carolina

• Maryland & Virginia

Multiple Choice

REMEMBER THIS? The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Roanoke, Virginia Colony

• Plymouth, Virginia Colony

• Jamestown, Virginia Colony

---mrs. fig