13 Colonies - Brain Pop Jr.

Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?

• It was the easiest place to reach when Europeans crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

• Landing on the east coast had better farming land than the west coast.

• The Europeans liked the Natives on the east coast

• There was no empty land to settle on the west coast.

• Delaware

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land to form a settlement?

• Freedom of religion

• To earn money

• To learn from the Native Americans

• They wanted to farm

Why do you think Delaware is known as the "First State"?

• The natives called it that

• It had the highest population

• The first settlement was in Delaware

• It was the first state to approve the Constitution

Why was the US Constitution written?

• As an agreement with the Natives

• As an agreement with the King

• Rules and laws were needed in a new country

• As a peace treaty

What Colony is number 1

• Maryland

• Delaware

• New York

• Virginia

What colony is number 3

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• Virginia

Which number is the colony New Jersey

• 1

• 3

• 12

• 4

Which number is the colony of Pennsylvania?

• 3

• 4

• 12

• 2

True or false: Maryland is marked by number 2 on this map.

• True

• False