Role of Geography in the 13 Colonies

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Role of Geography in the 13 Colonies
oceans
mountains
plains
R I V E R s
Natural resources
coastlines
Length of Growing season
Soil quality
Temperature and climate
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Role of Geography in the 13 Colonies
Natural resources
mountains
oceans
Length of Growing season
coastlines
R I V E R s
plains
Soil quality
Temperature climate
Bodies of Water
Landforms
Climate
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1. What are the 3 Groups of Colonies?

• A. New England, Middle, Western
• B. Northern, Middle , Southern
• C. New England, Middle , Southern
• D. New England, Northern, Western

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New England Climate

• Coolest climate
• Worst soil fertility
• Shortest growing season
• Short warm summers
• Long cold winters

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2. Which best describes New Englands Climate?

• A. Warm, fertile soil
• B. Colder, fertile soil
• C. Warmest, Fertile soil
• D. Coldest, least fertile soil

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How Did New England Adapt?

• Less farming and more ocean related jobs

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3. Which of these jobs does NOT shows how well
New England adapted to its geography?

• A. Fisherman
• B. Sail maker
• C. Tobacco farmer
• D. Shipbuilder

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How Did New England Adapt to Its Harsh Climate?

• Atlantic Coastline had plenty of harbors and
  ports
• Forests of New England held plenty of lumber and
  shipping supplies
• Trees provided ship building material

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New England Subsistence ( farming to eat)
Farmers

• Some farming took place
• Appalachian Mountains eroded into valleys
• Rocks had to be removed from fields
• These rocks were good building materials

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4. Why does a subsistence farmer plant his
crops?

• A. He wants to sell them for money
• B. He wants to feed them to his family
• C. He wants to grow cash crops
• D. All of the above

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New England Ocean Related Jobs
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• Fishing
• Shipping
• Whaling
• Commerce and Trade

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5. Why did New Englanders turn to the ocean for
jobs?

• A. b/c they found ships when they arrived in New
  England
• B. b/c the land and climate made farming
  difficult
• C. b/c they didnt want to be farmers
• D. b/c their plow was broken

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Middle Colonies Climate
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• Warmer winters
• Warm summers
• Very fertile mountain
• valleys
• Longer growing season than New England

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6. Which best describes how the Middle Colonies
climate was different than the New England
Colonies?

• A. Middle Colonies were further north
• B. Middle Colonies were colder
• C. Middle Colonies were rockier
• D. None of the above

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How Did the Middle Colonies Adapt?

• Lots of Good Grain farming on small farms without
  slaves
• Lots of good ocean jobs like fishing and trade in
  Philadelphia and New York City
• Middle colonies got the best of New England and
  the Southern Colonies

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How Did The Middle ColoniesAdapt To Its Climate?
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• Longer growing season
• Less rocky soil than New England
• Warmer climate
• Lead to GREAT cash crop (farming for money not to
  eat)

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How Did The Middle ColoniesAdapt To Its Climate?
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• Farm Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, and Wheat
• Forest Timber
• Ocean Fish
• Other Furs Iron

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Middle Colonies Breadbasket

• Middle colonies grew lots of grain cash crops
• So much they were the leading flour producers
• That is why they are called Breadbasket
• Colonies

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10 B
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7. Which of the following doesnt fit the Middle
Colonies?

• A. Breadbasket Colonies
• B. Lots of subsistence farming
• C. Lots of grains like wheat, corn, Quaker oats
• D. Lots of flour

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Middle Colonies Had Great Ports

• Delaware River had the port of Philadelphia,Pennsy
  l-vania
• Hudson River had the
• Port of New York City

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Middle Colony Ocean Jobs?

• Fishing
• Shipping
• Ship Building

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8. How are the Middle Colonies like the New
England Colonies?

• A. The Middle Colonies have ocean jobs too
• B. The Middle Colonies have rocky soil too
• C. The Middle Colonies have long cold winters
• D. all of the above

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Southern Colonies Climate
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• Short mild winters
• Long warm summer
• Longest growing season
• Most fertile soil on coastal plains

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9. What color on the map represents the warmest
growing season for farming?

• A. dark green
• B. light green
• C. Yellow
• D. red

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Southern Colonies Adapt to Warmer Climate

• Grow Cash Crops
• Tobacco
• Indigo
• Rice
• Sugar
• After 1793 Cotton

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How Did Southern Colonies Adapt To Its Warm
Climate?

• Lots of plantation farming and small farmers
• Not much else
• Farming was too Good!

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10. What type of crops did the Southern Colonies
grow?

• A. Subsistence farming
• B. Cash crops using slaves
• C. Cash crops not using slaves
• D. Wheat, corn, and Quaker Oats

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Quiz Answers

• 1. C 6. D
• 2. D 7. B
• 3. C 8. A
• 4. B 9. D
• 5. B 10. B