

13 colonies Human Characteristics
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Carlos De La O
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7 Slides • 14 Questions
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Multiple Choice
What are the key human characteristics of the colonies in Colonial America?
Economic activities
Cultural practices
Political structures
All of the above
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Categorize
Virginia
Cash Crops
Long growing seasons/fertile soil
Quakers
William Penn
Diversity
Religious Tolerance
Puritans/Pilgrims
Rocky Soil
Economy based on shipbuilding, fishing, trade
Economy based on agriculture
Economy based on trade and grain crops
Religiously intolerant
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Open Ended
How did geography influence how colonists lived?
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Multiple Choice
(2019) The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the
founding of trade schools in some colonies
development of different economies in the two regions
establishment of import taxes in some colonies
pattern of religious differences in the two regions
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Multiple Choice
What are the main human characteristics of the New England Colonies?
Fishing, shipbuilding, lumber
Large plantations
Mining and agriculture
Urban industrial centers
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Open Ended
What is one reason New England colonists hunted whales?
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Multiple Choice
Discuss the strategic importance of the Middle Colonies' location for trade.
Their location was isolated, limiting trade opportunities.
Their central location facilitated trade between the Northern and Southern Colonies.
Their location was too far from major trade routes.
Their location only benefited local trade.
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Multiple Choice
Analyze the influence of diverse immigrant groups on the culture of the Middle Colonies.
They led to cultural homogeneity and uniformity.
They contributed to a rich cultural diversity and exchange.
They had little to no impact on the culture.
They caused cultural conflicts that divided the colonies.
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Multiple Choice
What were the main characteristics of the Southern Colonies?
Large cities with factories
Large plantations with enslaved labor
Urban communities
High population density
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Multiple Choice
Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were similar in that they were all:
heavily dependent upon one stable crop for their income
proprietary colonies est after the restoration of Charles II
advocates of religious toleration
able to establish peaceful relationships with natives
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Open Ended
What clues help you decide?
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Open Ended
Which region do you think each belongs to?
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Categorize
Indigo
Cotton
Hot summers
Mild winters
Georgia
Quakers
William Penn
Breadbasket
Wheat
Pennsylvania
Shipbuilding
Dense forests
Rocky soil
Very cold winters
Lumber milling
Organize the information under the correct colonial region.
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Poll
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