Colonial Areas Sorts (USI.5b)

Sort colonial regions by geography, climate, and economy!

Colonial Areas Geography and Climate Sort Put each geography or climate term in the correct Colonial Area. There will NOT be an equal numbers of answers in each category. New England Rocky Soil Jagged Coastline Boston Harbor Cold, harsh winters Hilly Terrain Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island Mid-Atlantic Moderate Climate New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware Northern part of the Coastal Plain Southern Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia Hot, Humid Summers Southern part of the Coastal Plain Which geographic feature runs through all three colonial areas? Rocky Mountains Coastal Plain Appalachian Mountains Boston Harbor Colonial Specializations Sort each specialization into the correct Colonial Area. There will NOT be an equal numbers of answers in each category. New England Shipbuilding Naval Supplies Metal tools and equipment Mid-Atlantic Livestock Grain Southern Cash Crops Cotton, Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice Forest Products Lumber, Tar, and Pitch Two of the Colonial Areas specialized in fish Which Colonial Area did NOT? New England Mid-Atlantic Southern "Specialization made the colonial areas intersependent!" Each colonial area had a unique geography and climate. This caused each area to develop different economic specializations to make money. For example, the rocky soil in New England made them specialize in things having to do with water, and the fertile soil in the South led those colonies to specialize in cash crops. Remember, a specialization is something that you focus on, or are good at. For example, Mrs. Clore SPECIALIZES in history. There is a reason she doesn't teach math or science! 😂 Anyway, because each colonial area had these specialties, they all relied on one another to get the things they all needed. When two or more groups rely on each other, this is called interdependence. Because the three areas were interdependent, they all traded with one another so every area would have what they needed. Social Life in the Colonial Areas Sort each term into the correct category. Each category may have a different number of answers! New England Church as the center of life Religious Reformers and Separatists Mid-Atlantic Diverse cultures Diverse religions Southern Plantations Fewer cities Church of England as the main religion Colonial Areas Politics: Meetings to dscuss the government Sort each term into the correct category. You will have an equal number of answers in each category. New England Town Meetings Mid-Atlantic Market Towns Southern Counties