COLONIAL REGIONS

​COLONIAL REGIONS

By Alexis Alcaraz

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

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​13 COLONIES (1607 - 1776)

• 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

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​COLONIES DIVIDED BY REGIONS

Multiple Choice

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES WAS DIVIDED IN 3 REGIONS:

• RED, ORANGE AND GREEN

• NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN

• EAST, MIDWEST, WEST

• NORTH, MIDDLE, SOUTH

CLIMATE : COLD WINTERS, SHORT GROWNING SEASON

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​NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

GEOGRAPHY: ROCKY SOIL, FOREST, NATURAL HARBORS, COASTLINES

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​NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES CLIMATE = COLD WINTERS

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES GEOGRAPHY: RIVERS

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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​NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES ECONOMY: FISHING AND SHIPBUILDING

• TRUE

• FALSE

RELIGION: Mostly Puritan, very strict religious practices

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NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES RELIGION: ?

• QUAKERS

• CATHOLICS

• PURITANS

• ANGLICANS

GOVERNMENT: Town meetings, self-government, direct democracy

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​NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Multiple Choice

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

LEADERS: William Bradford and Roger Williams

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​NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES LEADERS =WILLIAM BRADFORD AND ROGER WILLIAMS

• TRUE

• FALSE

• LABOR SOURCE:
  family labor, some indentured servants

• DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY: LOW

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​NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

Multiple Choice

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES LABOR SOURCE AND DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY?

• some indentured servants ; low

• no servants, high

CLIMATE: Milder climate, longer growing season

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

GEOGRAPHY: Fertile soil, rivers, valleys, good farmland

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES CLIMATE:

• COLD

• MILDER

• WARM

Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES GEOGRAPHY = FOREST

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES = FARMING (grain)

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES RELIGION:

• QUAKERS

• CATHOLICS

• PROTESTANTS AND JEWS

• RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY = ALL OF THE ABOVE

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

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

LEADERS: William Penn and the Dutch West India Company

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

Multiple Choice

MIDDLE COLONIES = self-governing, some royal governors

• true

• false

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

DEPENDENCE ON SLAVERY: MEDIUM

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​MIDDLE COLONIES

Multiple Choice

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

CLIMATE: Warm climate, long growing season

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​SOUTHERN COLONIES

GEOGRAPHY: Fertile soil, rivers, coastal plains

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​SOUTHERN COLONIES

Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES CLIMATE:

• WARM

• MILDER

• COLD

Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES GEOGRAPHY =FERTILE SOIL, RIVERS AND COASTAL PLAINS

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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​SOUTHERN COLONIES

Multiple Choice

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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​SOUTHERN COLONIES

Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES RELIGION = ANGLICANS AND CATHOLICS (MARYLAND)

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

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SOUTHERN COLONIES

Multiple Choice

SOUTHERN COLONIES = House of Burgesses

• TRUE

• FALSE

LEADERS: JOHN SMITH AND GEORGE CALVERT

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SOUTHERN COLONIES

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

DEPENDANCE ON SLAVERY: HIGH

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SOUTHERN COLONIES

Multiple Choice

WHY DID COLONISTS BEGIN ENSLAVING PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES?

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

• INDENTURED SERVANTS BECAME REBELLIOUS AND WERE HARD TO MANAGE