Colonial Period: (Colonial Regions)

Match the colonial regions to their correct Climate and Geography:

• Moderate climate / Rolling hills

• New England Colonies

• Warm, humid climate / Flat, fertile soil

• Southern Colonies

• Cold climate / Rocky soil

• Middle Colonies

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8.10B

Match the colonial regions to their correct Economic Activities:

• Tobacco Farming

• Middle Colonies

• Wheat Production and Livestock

• Southern Colonies

• Fishing and Shipbuilding

• New England Colonies

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8.12A

Why did these regions have different ways of making money?

• Each region practiced different religions

• Each region practiced different cultural traditions

• Each region had different geography

• Each region had its own government

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8.12A

Identify the numbered regions on the map.

a

b

c

Southern Colonies

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

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8.10A

These colonies were similar in that all were created -

• as places for debtors and convicts.

• for religious reasons.

• in the hope of making a profit.

• by joint stock companies.

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8.2B

Which colony was created for Catholics escaping religious persecution?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Maryland

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8.23A

Which colony was created as a place for people in debt and who are prisoners?

• Massachusetts

• Virginian

• Maryland

• Georgia

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8.23A