Study Guide
Chapter 7: Comparing the Colonies
Vocabulary/key terms: Write the definitions
Democracy:
Economy:
British:
Colonial regions:
Cash crops:
Catholics:
Puritans:
Quakers:
William Penn:
New England colonies:
Massachusetts
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Connecticut
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
New Hampshire
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Rhode Island
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Middle colonies:
New Jersey
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
New York
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Pennsylvania
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Delaware
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Southern colonies:
Maryland
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Virginia
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
North Carolina
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
South Carolina
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Georgia
Why was it founded?
What was the geography/climate?
What job opportunities were available?
What was the style of government?
Label the colonies on the blank map.
Massachusetts – MA
New Jersey – NJ
Connecticut – CT
New Hampshire – NH
Maryland – MD
Georgia – GA
Rhode Island – RI
Pennsylvania – PA
South Carolina – SC
Virginia – VA
North Carolina – NC
New York – NY
Delaware – DE