13 Colonies

What is a colonist?

• A settler in a new area

• A settler in England

• A settler in the west

• A Native American settler

What are the New England colonies?

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

What are the Middle colonies?

• New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

What are the southern colonies?

• New York, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, Pennsylvania

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

How were the colonial regions different from one another? 

• They were founded for different reasons

• Geography made each region different

• Government and laws were different

• They were the same

Which best explains how the geography impacted the kind of economy a colony would have? 

• The religion of the people would make them do different jobs

• The people would settle for different reasons and took different jobs

• Natural Resources led to different industries

• As people moved to a colony, the economy was already established by the natives

Which colonial region had more manufacturing that agriculture? 

• New England

• Midwest

• Middle

• Southern

Why did the region from the previous question have more manufacturing than agriculture? 

• The geography of this region included rocky soil which limited the amount of farming the colonies could do

• The natives already had built factories and the colonists took them over

• These colonies were located near established trade routes for easy trade

• The founders of these colonies work in factories in England already

Which region does this BEST describe:

Textiles- Lumber- Shipbuilding- Exporting food and grain. The "Bread Basket" colonies

• New England

• Midwest

• Middle

• Southern

Fertile Land & Long Growing Season: Plantation System

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies