Comparing the Colonies

There were _____ original colonies in North America

• 9

• 10

• 12

• 13

MOST of the colonies were started 

• to make MONEY

• to have RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

• because people wanted to OWN SLAVES

• because people were EXPLORING new lands

This region had RICH SOIL and favored SLAVERY.

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

This region's geography had dense FORESTS, ROCKY SOIL, and many HARBORS.

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

This region's economy relied on LIVESTOCK and growing CROPS.

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

What crops brought in the MOST MONEY for farmers in the southern colonies?

• Corn

• Tabacco

• Indigo

• Peaches

The Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay in hopes of finding _____ .

• Gold

• Tabacco

• Religious Freedom

• Slaves

These TWO (2) people were KICKED OUT of Massachusetts Bay for disagreeing with Puritan beliefs. MARK ALL THAT APPLY.

• Anne Hutchinson

• John Smith

• King George II

• Roger Williams

The British captured New York from the _____ .

• American Indians

• Spanish

• Vikings

• Dutch

What made the colony of New York a good place for trade?

• It had RAILROADS to carry goods far and wide.

• It had a good HARBOR and major RIVERS for transporting goods.

• It was closer to Europe than any of the other colonies.

• It had very few laws.