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WorksheetsMy world lesson 1 New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
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Worksheet time: 22hrs 45mins
What is a region?
an area defined by common features
an area or division usually in a country
a place that people own
an area with people living there
Define climate?
weather of a place over a long time
pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time
weather of a region over a long period of time
weather in a certain place
Define dissent?
Getting along
Behaving well
disagreement
fighting
Define proprietor?
an owner
a person who owns property or businesses
holder of property
owner of a business
What does diverse mean?
many cultures
mixed nationationalities
lots of culture
showing much variety
Geography of the English Colonies
cut and harvested timber
traded more than they farmed due to thin rocky soil
fished and hunted whales
dug iron
Built boats and ships
Geography of the middle colonies
rocky soil
rich soil
planted cash crop
warm climate
planted wheat and dug iron from the ground
Geography of the southern colonies
planted cash crops of tobacco
planted wheat
good climate
planted cash crops of rice
bad climate
What is the difference between proprietary and royal colonies?
both run by a person or family
both are run by a king
proprietary colonies were run by a person or a family who owned property or land but royal colonies were run by a king
proprietary colonies were run by a king but royal colonies were run by a person or family
Who is Georgia linked to?
Roger Williams
George Carteret
Lord Baltamore
William Penn
James Oglethorpe
Who is Maryland linked to? (hint it has to do with names of catholic figures Mary, Our Lord ect.)
George Carteret
Thomas hooker
Roger Williams
Lord Balimore
Who is Connecticut linked to?
Roger Williams
William Penn
Thomas Hooker
James Oglethorpe
Who is Rhode Island linked to?
William Penn
Roger Williams
James Oglethorpe
Lord Baltimore
Who is Pennsylvania linked to?
Lord Baltimore
George Carteret
William Penn
Thomas Hooker
Who is New Jersey linked to?
James Oglethorpe
Roger Williams
Lord Baltimore
George Carteret
How did geography help shape New England?
farmed the thin rocky soil, but farming wasn't the regions main business, instead traded good with England and other colonies, earned their living by cutting timber, built ships, fished & hunted whales
had rich soil, warmer climate, raised wheat to sell, another key source, dug iron from the ground
warmer climate, flat land,rich soil, farmers planted cash crop, such as tobacco, and rice
none of the above
How did geography help shape Middle Colonies
warmer climate, flat land, rich soil, farmers planted cash crops, such as tobacco, and rice
had rich soil, warmer climate, raised wheat to sell, another key source, dug iron from the ground
farmed the rocky soil, but farming wasn't the regions main business, instead traded goods with England and other colonies, earned their living by cutting timber, built ships, fished, & hunted whales
none of the above
How geography help shape the Southern Colonies?
warmer climate, flat land, rich soil, farmers planted cash crop, such as tobacco, and rice
farmed thin rocky soil, but farming wasn't the regions main business, instead traded goods with England and other colonies earned a living by cutting timber, built ships, fished, hunted whales.
had rich soil, warmer climate, raised wheat to sell, another key resource, dug iron from the ground.
The 13 English colonies were shaped by geography.
True
False
In New England, the ocean and forest provided key resources.
True
False
In the Middle Colonies, farming was a major economic activity.
True
False
In the Southern Colonies, conditions were ideal for rice and tobacco.
True
False
What did settlers in Jamestown have to face?
freezing winter
swarms of mosquitoes from nearby swamps
flooding
none of the above
What type of suffering did the Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantations have to go through?
flooding
swarms of mosquitoes from nearby swamps
freezing winter weather
Did the Dutch in New Amsterdam use their location to become a center for trade?
Yes
No
Would Geography continue to shape life as the colonies grew
Yes
No
How many colonies were there by the 1730's?
12
9
10
13
By the 1730's, colonies stretched from present day Maine to what is now Georgia.
True
False
Colonies can be grouped into three geographic regions
New Amsterdam, North America, Jamestown
New England, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Where did colonist live?
New England, Mid-Atlantic Region, and the South
North Carolina, South Carolina, New York
none of the above
How did the Land Shape Settlement?
water for transportation
climate to depend which crop to grow
sunny days made them happy
land did not shape settlement
In all regions, water as a key means of transportation and trade.
True
False
I don't know
How did Settlers Change the Land?
cleared trees for farming
Harvested timber
they changed the soil by growing crops year after year
built roads and bridges
built ships and boats
In New England what led to conflict with the Native Americans, and Puritans settlers?
settlers built home and farms on land they saw vacant because it wasn't fenced in
Native Americans didn't fence their land or used the land the way English people did so it was assumed to by colonist, and settlers, as vacant land
Colonist assumed the land was available
In New England what was the center of town life?
farming area
land by the coast
meeting house
What was the meetinghouse used for?
religious services
town meetings
animal circus
playing soft ball
Who was allowed to vote at town meetings where government decisions and actions were decided?
everyone who lived there
men and women
only church men who owned property
Who DID NOT have a say in government?
male settlers had a say in government
Puritan Leaders
Thomas Hooker
none of the above
Which church leader believed in freedom of religion?
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
William argued that civil leaders didn't have the right to require everyone to worship in exactly the way, who disagreed with Roger Williams?
Thomas Hooker
Anne Hutchinson
Puritan leaders in Boston
Puritan leaders in Boston called _________ideas "new and dangerous",so in 1636 he was forced to leave the colony and started a new settlement called Providence, where settlers could practice religion their own way, which later became Rhode Island
Thomas Hooker
Anne Hutchinson
Roger Williams
George Carteret
Who else was forced to leave Massachusetts when they offended Puritan leaders by speaking out on religious matters and insisting that faith in God was more important than church rules and in 1638 went to Rhode Island?
Thomas Hooker
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
Who was a Puritan minister that wanted more political freedom, felt all men should vote, not just church members or property owners and whose ideas led him to leave Massachusetts in 1636 to start a colony that became Connecticut?
George Carteret
Thomas Hooker
Roger Williams
King George
How are the town residents using the common area?
grazing of animals
town meetings
social gatherings
lighting up fireworks
talking to neighbors
After its founding by the Dutch in the 1620s, New Netherland became a thriving trade center. The colony soon included a settlement made by the Swedes in the New Jersey area in the 1630's.
True
False
In 1664 , England sent a fleet to capture New Netherland. The colonist refused to fight, so governor Peter Stuyvesant surrendered to the English without firing a shot.
True
False
Did the Dutch later try to recapture the colony of England?
Yes
No
By 1674, was England in full control after the Dutch tried to recapture England?
Yes
No
Who did England's king give New York's colony to?
William Penn
Thomas Hooker
his brother, the Duke of York
What was the new name of the colony that England's king gave to his brother the Duke?
the colony was renamed New York
the colony was renamed New Jersey.
What city also received the new name New York?
New Jersey
New Amsterdam
To which two friends did The Duke of York give some of his land to? The land they received would become the colony of New Jersey.
Thomas Hooker, and Roger Wiiliam
George Carteret, and John Berkeley
Who were 3 proprietors of the colony of New Jersey?
Anne Hutchinson, Roger William, Thomas Hooker
The Duke of York, Carteret and Berkeley
What tasks might a worker (enslaved people) have done in the kitchen, the house, or barn of the plantation?
Barn: care for & feed the animals, pick chicken eggs.
Kitchen: maintenance of the kitchen, cooking and cleaning.
Planter's House: sew and repair clothing for the masters family, clean their house, care for the masters children.
In the South, the Virginia Company
controlled Virginia at first. Then in 1624. King James I took over the colony.
True
False
One big change occurred in 1632. Charles I, England's new king, gave part of Virginia to who?
Roger Williams
William Penn
Lord Baltimore
Did Lord Baltimore belong to a Catholic Church?
Yes
No
Did Maryland welcome Catholics, that weren't always accepted in other colonies?
Yes
No
Did Carolina begin a proprietary colony?
Yes
No
In 1663. King Charles II granted land to 8 of his supporters. The colony was split in 1729 into which 2 states?
North and South Carolina
New York and New Jersey
What good things did the Carolinas have?
Good soil for farming
Growth of valuable crops at plantations, especially rice.
Was Charleston an important Carolina city with fine harbors and a key trading center?
Yes
No
When was Georgia founded?
1732
1632
1624
Who did King George allow to start a colony for English people jailed for debt?
James Oglethorpe
Lord Baltimore
Who was Oglethorpe welcomed by?
Tomochichi, chief of the Yamacraws
Lord Baltimore
King George
Was George known for his good relations with Native Americans?
Yes
No
Did George's good relationship with Native Americans serve as a key military role, standing between Spain Florida colony and other English colonies?
Yes
No
Did New York and New Jersey have a diverse population?
Yes
No
Did New York and New Jersey have people from different countries, backgrounds, and religious groups?
Yes
No
Were people of different religions also accepted in the colony of Pennsylvania and did this colony begin in 1681?
Yes
No
Who did England's King give land for the colony?
George Carteret
Roger Williams
William Penn
William Penn was a Quaker, what were his beliefs?
Opposed to war felt people could pray in their own way
Believed strongly in protecting each person's right, freedom, to practice his or her religion.
Believed in the rights of Native Americans living on the land he had been given. He promised to pay them a fair price for it.
Delaware was also one of the Middle Colonies. It was part of Pennsylvania until _______which year, when it became a separate colony.
1620
1664
1674
1704
In 1664 English take over New Netherland from the Dutch and what happened?
The colony was renamed New York
The colony was renamed New Jersey
In 1664 Duke of York gives part of his new colony to friends who ______
Creates the colony of New Jersey
Creates the colony of New York
None of the above
In 1681 English King gives land to who?
The colony to New York
The colony of William Penn who started Pennsylvania
In 1704 Delaware is formed from what?
Parts of New Jersey
Parts of New York
Parts of Pennsylvania
It became a royal colony when King James I took over
Maryland
Virginia
North and South Carolina
Georgia
It was a proprietary colony that welcomed Catholics.
Virginia
Maryland
North and South Carolina
Georgia
Many rice plantations were located there.
Maryland
North and South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Colonist there had good relationships with Native Americans.
Virginia
Maryland
North and South Carolina
Georgia
Main Ideas and Details:
Provide details to back up the main idea that several new colonies were formed from existing ones.
King Charles I, gave part of Virginia to Lord Baltimore to start Maryland.
Part of New York became New Jersey
Parts of Pennsylvania became Delaware.
As a colonial sailor on a merchant ship, you make a stop in Boston. Before you sail away, you walk to the town common. How is the common used, and what did you find there?
The common was probably used for social events.
Physical activities.
Possibly, sheeps grazing the grass
Meetings
Enslaved people did much of the work on plantations.
True
False
What is a region?
an area defined by common features
an area or division usually in a country
a place that people own
an area with people living there
Did King James appoint a governor under his control to run Virginia?
Yes
No
Becoming a royal colony under king's rule did not really change Virginia much. Self-rule continued. The governing body, the House of Burgesses, continued to meet.
True
False
