Draw a picture depicting the New England region
Describe the geography of the region:
Color the map below with only the
states that belonged to the New
England Region
New England Colonies:
Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
- Jagged coastlines
- Hilly landscapes
Describe what daily life was
like in the region:
- Stern & serious
- No time to relax
- Busy – all work, no play
- Prayed in spare time
How were laws decided?
- Town meetings
- Village Lifestyle
What was the religious life like
in this region?
*Religion = center of
life, everything
revolved around
church
Any other interesting facts:
*Had to be part of religion
or you could not
live in the
village
- rocky soil
- poor farming land
How did the colonists make their
money?
* Fishing
*Shipbuilding,
*Timber (logging),
*Sail makers
*Blacksmiths, other
craftsmen &
shopkeepers
What was the climate of the region?
*Very cold winters
* Short summers
*Not a long growing
season for crops
Draw a picture depicting the Mid-Atlantic region
Describe the geography of the region:
Color the map below with only the
states that belonged to the MidAtlantic Region
Mid-Atlantic Colonies:
New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware.
& Maryland
* Natural deep harbors
* Coastal Lowlands
* Bays
Describe the lifestyle of people
in the Mid-Atlantic region:
(Think about religious, social,
and political life)
*Diverse/varied
lifestyles
*Market Towns
(trading posts)
*Quakers were a group
Believed in no violence
Any other interesting facts:
*America’s
Breadbasket
*Large cities
* Many wide rivers
* Good farmland
How did the colonists make their
money?
*Raised livestock
(cows, pigs, chickens)
*Agriculture (grew grain)
*Fishers
*Skilled & unskilled
workers
What was the climate of the region?
*Moderate climate (Cool
winters, mild summer)
*Longer growing season
than New England
colonies
Draw a picture depicting the Southern region
Describe the geography of the region:
Color the map below with only the
states that belonged to the
Southern Region
Southern Colonies:
Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia.
*Fertile land (good for farming)
*Rolling Hills
*Piedmont region
*Wide Rivers
*Atlantic Coastal Plain
Describe the lifestyle of people
in the Southern region:
(Think about religious, social,
and political life)
*Few towns & cities
*Governments were
county seats
*Most southerners
belonged to Church of
England
*Depended on slaves
& Indentured Servants
Any other interesting facts:
*Little time for
education
*Large
Plantations
How did the colonists make their
money?
*Farming cash crops
(tobacco, indigo, cotton)
*Buying & Selling wood
What was the climate of the region?
*Humid
*Mild Winters
*Hot Summers
*Long growing season