13 Colonies/Colonial Regions

Why did many European countries send out explorers during the Age of Exploration?

• They wanted to look for efficient trade routes to Asia

• They wanted to establish colonies in order to make money from trade

• They wanted to connect with natives in the "New World" to learn about their culture

• They were bored

How were the colonial regions different from one another? 

• They were founded for different reasons

• Geography made each region different

• Government and laws were different

• They were the same

Which of the following are New England colonies? 

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Maryland

Which of the following were Middle colonies? 

• Georgia

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• Maryland

Which of the following were Southern colonies? 

• Georgia

• Connecticut

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• Maryland

Which best explains how the geography impacted the kind of economy a colony would have? 

• The religion of the people would make them do different jobs

• The people would settle for different reasons and took different jobs

• Natural Resources led to different industries

• As people moved to a colony, the economy was already established by the natives

Which colonial region had more manufacturing that agriculture? 

• New England

• Midwest

• Middle

• Southern

Why did the region from the previous question have more manufacturing than agriculture? 

• The geography of this region included rocky soil which limited the amount of farming the colonies could do

• The natives already had built factories and the colonists took them over

• These colonies were located near established trade routes for easy trade

• The founders of these colonies work in factories in England already

Which colonial region included the most colonies?

• New England

• Midwest

• Middle

• Southern

Which of the colonial regions had the MOST farming

• New England

• Midwest

• Middle

• Southern