Chapter 3: The English Colonies in America
Feb 20, 2016
Chapter 3: The English Colonies in
America
indentured servant
cash crops
democratic
assembly
slave trade
Puritans
3.2 The New
England, Middle, & Southern Colonial Regions
New England Colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
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1. Identify four details from the map.
(Answer on your own.)
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2. Into how many regions are the 13 colonies divided?
Three: New England, Middle, & Southern Colonies
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3. Which region had large tobacco plantations?
Southern colonies
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4. In which region was fishing important?
New England colonies
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5. In which region would you find ironworks?
Middle colonies
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6. Why do you think many large farms were located in the Southern colonies?
• Broad rivers & vast wetlands• Fertile soil• Hot, wet climate
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7. Why do you think so much shipbuilding took place in the New England colonies?
• Plenty of forests for lumber• Fishing was a main source of
food
Philadelphia• Originally settled by Swedes & called New Sweden• Later taken over by English & William Penn• Became settled by people from many nations• High population of Quakers, who were somewhat wealthier than others• Treated natives well• Most populated colonial city• Busy trade center