Colonial Regions - Use with Placemat activity

Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut are the _____________ Colonies.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia are the __________ Colonies.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey are the ____________ Colonies.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Religion was a very important part of life for the colonists in the ______________ region. Most were Puritans who were very strict about their faith.

• Middle

• Southern

• New England

Quakers, Catholics, Jews, Lutherans, and other religions were all practiced in this region of colonies.

Religion was not dominated by a specific type of worship in this region.

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

• New England colonies

All 13 colonies were similar becasue they all had a __________ government, which means that they elected their own leaders and governors.

• charter

• royal

• democratic

• assembly

The New England colonies were the only region that had a difficut time doing this job.

• farming in large amounts

• producing jobs and work for everyone

• trading with England

• fishing

The Southern colonies were most known for their large farms, known as _____________.

• crop centers

• plantations

• food produce

Which of the following characteristics of the Southern colonies is NOT true?

• rich soil

• weather was typically warm enough year round

• large population of slaves

• plenty of forests and wooded areas