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Unit III:The Founding of New Societies: 1607-1763

Question/Problem 1: How did European colonies in North America differ?


"The English Colonies in the 1750s"

Directions:

  1. Title your map "The English Colonies in the 1750s."
  2. Identify North, South, East, and West.
  3. Use a textbook, atlas, or wall map to locate the following:

    Bodies of Water		Thirteen Colonies
    ---------------		-----------------
    Atlantic Ocean		Connecticut	New Hampshire
    Hudson River		Delaware	New Jersey
    Mohawk River		Georgia		New York
    Connecticut River	Maryland	North Carolina
    Ohio River		South Carolina	Pennsylvania
    Lake Ontario		Massachusetts	Virginia
    Lake Erie		Rhode Island
    Lake Huron                                             
    

  4. Draw in and label the Appalachian Mountains. (Use ^^ symbol.)

  5. Locate trade centers by writing names near correct dots:

    	Boston			Charleston
    	New York City		Philadelphia
    	New Haven		Norfolk
    	Savannah
    

  6. Make a color key and color in the three geographic regions:

    New England Colonies
    Middle Colonies
    Southern Colonies

  7. Using a textbook, atlas or wall map, add these natural resources and products to the correct locations(s) on the map.

    	timber		furs		rum
    	fish		grain		ships
    	iron		paper		indigo
    	tobacco
    

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