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COLONIAL REGIONS

COLONIAL REGIONS

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6th - 8th Grade

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Alexis Alcaraz

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​COLONIAL REGIONS

By Alexis Alcaraz

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MASSACHUSSETS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RHODE ISLAND
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY
DELAWARE
MARYLAND
VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
GEORGIA

13 COLONIES (1607 - 1776)

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  • NEW ENGLAND COLONIES (RED): MASSACHUSSETS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT

  • MIDDLE COLONIES (ORANGE): NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE

  • SOUTHERN COLONIES (GREEN): MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA

COLONIES DIVIDED BY REGIONS

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Multiple Choice

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES WAS DIVIDED IN 3 REGIONS:

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RED, ORANGE AND GREEN

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NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN

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EAST, MIDWEST, WEST

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NORTH, MIDDLE, SOUTH

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CLIMATE : COLD WINTERS, SHORT GROWNING SEASON

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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GEOGRAPHY: ROCKY SOIL, FOREST, NATURAL HARBORS, COASTLINES

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES CLIMATE = COLD WINTERS

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES GEOGRAPHY: RIVERS

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TRUE

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FALSE

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ECONOMY/OCCUPATIONS: Fishing, shipbuilding, trade, small farms, lumber

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES ECONOMY: FISHING AND SHIPBUILDING

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TRUE

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FALSE

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RELIGION: Mostly Puritan, very strict religious practices

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES RELIGION: ?

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QUAKERS

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CATHOLICS

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PURITANS

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ANGLICANS

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GOVERNMENT: Town meetings, self-government, direct democracy

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES GOVERNMENT: Town meetings, self-government, direct democracy

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TRUE

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FALSE

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LEADERS: William Bradford and Roger Williams

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES LEADERS =WILLIAM BRADFORD AND ROGER WILLIAMS

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TRUE

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FALSE

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  • LABOR SOURCE:
    family labor, some indentured servants

  • DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY: LOW

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES LABOR SOURCE AND DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY?

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some indentured servants ; low

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no servants, high

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CLIMATE: Milder climate, longer growing season

MIDDLE COLONIES

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GEOGRAPHY: Fertile soil, rivers, valleys, good farmland

MIDDLE COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES CLIMATE:

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COLD

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MILDER

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WARM

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Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES GEOGRAPHY = FOREST

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TRUE

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FALSE

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ECONOMY/ OCCUPATIONS: Farming (wheat, “breadbasket”), livestock, trade, artisans, iron

MIDDLE COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES = FARMING (grain)

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TRUE

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FALSE

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RELIGION: Religious diversity (Quakers, Catholics, Protestants, Jews)

MIDDLE COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES RELIGION:

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QUAKERS

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CATHOLICS

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PROTESTANTS AND JEWS

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RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY = ALL OF THE ABOVE

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GOVERNMENT: Representative assemblies, mix of town & county governments. Self-governing, Some royal governors.

MIDDLE COLONIES

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LEADERS: William Penn and the Dutch West India Company

MIDDLE COLONIES

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MIDDLE COLONIES = self-governing, some royal governors

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true

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false

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LABOR SOURCE: family labor, hired workers, indentured servants.

DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY: MEDIUM

MIDDLE COLONIES

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MIDDLE COLONIES REGION = HIRED WORKERS AND INDENTURED SERVANTS. MEDIUM DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY

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TRUE

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FALSE

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CLIMATE: Warm climate, long growing season

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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GEOGRAPHY: Fertile soil, rivers, coastal plains

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES CLIMATE:

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WARM

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MILDER

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COLD

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Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES GEOGRAPHY =FERTILE SOIL, RIVERS AND COASTAL PLAINS

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TRUE

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FALSE

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ECONOMY / OCCUPATIONS: Plantation system (tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton), slavery, small farms

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES ECONOMY = PLANTATION FARMS OF TOBACCO, RICE, INDIGO AND COTTON

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TRUE

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FALSE

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RELIGION: Anglican Church (Church of England), some religious toleration (Maryland for Catholics)

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES RELIGION = ANGLICANS AND CATHOLICS (MARYLAND)

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TRUE

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FALSE

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GOVERNMENT: House of Burgesses, county governments, strong planter influence. Some royal governors

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES = House of Burgesses

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TRUE

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FALSE

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LEADERS: JOHN SMITH AND GEORGE CALVERT

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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LABOR SOURCE: INDENTURED SERVANTS (EARLY); ENSLAVED PEOPLE (LATER)

DEPENDANCE ON SLAVERY: HIGH

SOUTHERN COLONIES

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Multiple Choice

WHY DID COLONISTS BEGIN ENSLAVING PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES?

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IT WAS CHEAPER FOR PLANTERS TO USE THE LABOR OF ENSLAVER PEOPLE

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INDENTURED SERVANTS BECAME REBELLIOUS AND WERE HARD TO MANAGE

​COLONIAL REGIONS

By Alexis Alcaraz

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