Colonial Regions Review

By the 1700s, how many original American colonies were there?

• 13

• 50

• 7

• 15

Which European country controlled/governed the 13 Colonies in North America?

• France

• England

  (the British)

• Spain

• Italy

All of these early American colonies would eventually go on to become official U.S. _________________, after the colonists decided to break ties with England/Britain during the "American Revolution"/Revolutionary War of the 1770s!

• states

• cities

• countries

  (nations)

• territories

• provinces

  (districts & regions)

Answer explanation

After the American Revolution ended, there were 13 states (which were the original 13 colonies).

We would eventually expand to become a nation of 50 total states!

Drag and drop each colonial region to the correct location on the map (based on where the purple dot is pointing to).

a

b

c

Middle Colonies

New England

Southern Colonies

NEW ENGLAND/NORTHEASTERN COLONIES (STATES)

Drag and drop each state to its correct location on the map (based on where the purple dot is pointing to)

a

b

c

d

e

f

Maine

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Vermont

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Select the colonies that were part of the NORTHEAST (New England Colonies) region of the United States, at that time.

(4 answers)

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• New Hampshire

• Maryland

Answer explanation

Vermont was an independent republic, until 1791 (when it joined the United States).

Maine was a part of Massachusetts, until it became its own state in 1820.

WHY did the New England colonists not participate in large-scale agriculture (farming) in order to make a living?

(2 answers)

• The soil was too rocky & hard

• Long, cold winters

  (shorter growing season)

• Not enough available land

Many of the New England colonies were settled by people who were part of which religious/Christian DENOMINATION?

denomination= a branch/sect/group of people (usually Christians) who have their own organization of churches & believe certain things about Christianity

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Lutherans

• Methodists

• Baptists

Answer explanation

PURITANS believed in a very strict & literal interpretation of the HOLY BIBLE (the Bible contains the teachings of Christianity & is the main book of the Christian religion).

For Puritans...whatever the Bible said is how they lived!

Which of the following characterizes the religious life of New England colonists, during the Colonial time period?

(3 answers)

hint: their entire life revolved around the church

• They were mostly Puritans

  (Puritanism)

• They had very strict religious expectations & rules

• They were not very tolerant (accepting) of people from other religious backgrounds

• They were mostly Catholics

  (Catholicism)

• They were very accepting of all people, regardless of what religion people practiced

Answer explanation

Even though many of them had escaped religious persecution/mistreatment themselves (back in England), they were NOT very tolerant of other religions once establishing themselves in Colonial America.

The very definition of irony....

New England colonists lived (a)   in "tight-knit"/connected towns. It is still very much like this today! Once a week, the villagers would gather together in a large​ (b)   (within buildings like what is shown in this picture) in order to have religious services & discuss important issues. Once a year, they would elect their new leaders and VOTE on ​ (c)   laws. This is an early example of self-government &​ (d)   in America!

• close together/nearby one another
• meetinghouse/town hall
• democracy (rule by the people)
• local (community/town)
• monarchy (being ruled by a king & queen)
• schoolhouses
• national
• isolated/spread apart from each other

Answer explanation

Many New England communities STILL host local town-hall meetings today!