Colonial America Review

Explore Colonial America! Label the 13 colonies, discover founding reasons, and match key historical facts.

The 13 Colonies Label the 13 colonies. Please type out the colonies names. DO NOT type VA for Virginia. It will be incorrect. Below is a list of the colonies names. Massachusetts New York Virginia Georgia Maryland Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island North Carolina South Carolina New Jersey New Hampshire Delaware Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York Rhode Island New Hampshire Connecticut Massachusetts Sort the colonies into which region they were in. Southern Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Maryland Middle New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware New England Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Sort the colonies into whether they were started for economic or religious reasons. Religious Massachusetts Bay Colony Plymouth Pennsylvania Economic Jamestown Roanoke Georgia Match each colony with the correct fact. Roanoke Is known as the "Lost Colony" Georgia Was created by England as a place to send debtors (people who owed money) Plymouth Made by Pilgrims who wanted to be separate from the Church of England. Pennsylvania Made by Quakers Jamestown Created and funded by the Virginia Company, who hoped to make money from it's resources. Massachusetts Bay Colony Made by Puritans who did not want to separate from the Church of England, but wanted to change it. Sort each piece of information under which region it applies to. Southern mild winters, hot summers Specialized in cash crops like tobacco, cotton and rice Rich soil, which were used for large farms, flat plains, and harbors Had indentured servants, farmers, and enslaved African Americans Mid Atlantic Farmers, and some skilled craftsmen like carpenters and cobblers rich soil, rolling hills, many rivers specialized in farming (Wheat Oats) and livestock Mild Winters and Mild Summer New England short summers, long winters little farming due to rocky soil Specialized in shipbuilding, fishing, and naval supplies Many colonists here were skilled craftsmen and shopkeepers and naval ship builders