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With your partner, use your textbook to complete the comparison chart for each of the three regions of
British colonies in North America for that category.
New England Colonies
Chapter 3, pages 43-57
Chart, page 37
Chapter 4 pages 76-82
Chapter 5
Geography
 Climate
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Chapter 3, pages 57-63
Chart page 37
Chapter 4 pages 81-82
Chapter 5
Geography
 Climate
Chapter 2, pages 28-42
Chart page 37
Chapter 4 pages 66-76
Chapter 5
Geography
 Climate

Location

Location

Location

geographic features

geographic features

geographic features
Beginnings
 Type of colony
Beginnings
 Type of colony
Beginnings
 Type of colony

Founders

Founders

Founders

Dates

Dates

Dates
Population (Ch. 5, pages 84-89)
 Where did they come
from?

How did population
grow?
Population (Ch. 5, pages 84-89)
 Where did they come
from?

How did population
grow?
Population (Ch. 5, pages 84-89)
 Where did they come
from?

How did population
grow?
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Relationship with Native
Americans
Relationship with Native
Americans
Relationship with Native
Americans
Religion (Ch. 4, pages 79-80 and
Ch. 5, pages 95-97)
Religion (Ch. 5, pages 95-97)
Religion (Ch. 5, pages 95-97)
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Government/politics (Ch. 5, page
102)
Government/politics (Ch. 5, page
102)
Government/politics (Ch. 5, page
102)
Economy/work (Ch. 5, pages 9193)
Economy/work (Ch. 5, pages 9193)
Economy/work (Ch. 5, pages 9193)
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Society (Ch. 5, pages 89-91)
Society (Ch. 5, pages 89-91)
Society (Ch. 5, pages 89-91)
Family (Ch. 5, pages 76-78)
Family
Family (Ch. 5, pages 76-78)
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Culture and everyday life (Ch. 4
pages 80-82, Ch. 5, pages 99100, 103-104
Culture and everyday life (Ch. 4
pages 81-82, Ch. 5, pages 99100, 103-104
Culture and everyday life (Ch. 4
pages 81-82, Ch. 5, pages 99100, 103-104
Education (Ch. 4, pages 78-79,
Ch. 5, pages 97-99)
Education (Ch. 5, pages 97-99)
Education (Ch. 5, pages 97-99)
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Transportation (Ch. 5, pages 9495)
Transportation (Ch. 5, pages 9495)
Transportation (Ch. 5, pages 9495)
Slavery
Slavery
Slavery (Ch. 4, pages 70-75)
Communication (Ch. 5, pages 94,
100-101)
Communication (Ch. 5, pages 94,
100-101)
Communication (Ch. 5, pages 94,
100-101)
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