The Colonies Develop

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A. Use the maps in Sections 1–3 and the atlas to help you locate where the following
products could be found in colonial America. Then label those products and the
colonies on the outline map on the back of this page. Include your symbols with the
other products already listed in the map’s key.
Products
fish
furs and skins
iron
naval supplies
rum
ships
timber
whaling products
Colonies
New England Colonies:
Maine—part of
Massachusetts (Me.
[Mass.])
New Hampshire (N.H.)
Massachusetts (Mass.)
Rhode Island (R.I.)
Connecticut (Conn.)
Middle Colonies:
New York (N.Y.)
Pennsylvania (Penn.)
New Jersey (N.J.)
Delaware (Del.)
Southern Colonies:
Maryland (Md.)
Virginia (Va.)
North Carolina (N.C.)
South Carolina (S.C.)
Georgia (Ga.)
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B. After labeling the map, use it to answer the following questions.
1.
Which colonies produced rice and indigo?
2.
Which colonies produced tobacco?
3.
What goods were found in Pennsylvania?
4.
What goods were found only in the New England colonies?
5.
What product did North Carolina produce that South Carolina did not?
6.
What products were found in at least five states?
7.
What two products were the most widespread in the colonies?
8.
What product did Massachusetts gain by its possession of Maine?
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Cattle and grain
Tobacco
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