1. The 13 Colonies
Please, with your elbow, partner review and analyze the two American Flags on the packet provided(# 1)
On a separate sheet of paper answer the questions about the flags from your packet.
Use complete sentences
You will have 4 minutes
After you analyze and share your thoughts in writing please have your notebook ready

2. Where did the Colonists come from???
Great Britain
France
Spain

3. The 13 Colonies What is a colony? What is a colonist?
A settlement in a new land far away from the home country
What is a colonist?
Hmm? Maybe the folks that establish a colony?
Why did the Europeans come to the New World?
Religious freedom and a way of life free of persecution among other reason…

4. Land claimed Land claimed by France by Great Britain
What land did France claim?
What land did Spain claim?
Land
claimed by
Great
Britain
Land claimed by France
Land claimed by Spain
What land did Great Britain claim?

6. Colonies Fact Sheet
With your group, please read the colonies fact sheet SECTION for the colonies you have been assigned (Packet #2)
Please complete the chart COLUMN which pertains to your colonies.
With your group, please read the colonies fact sheet for the colonies you have been assigned

7. Colony Fact Sheet/chart
With your group, please create a chart similar to the one below and like the one on you have been provided
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which states?
Where did people live?
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Which towns were the main ports?
What was made or traded?
What were they known for?

8. New England Colonies Group A Middles Colonies Southern Colonies
Which states?
Where did people live?
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Which towns were the main ports?
What was made or traded?
Group A
Middles Colonies
Which states?
Where did people live?
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Which towns were the main ports?
What was made or traded?
Group B
Southern Colonies
Which states?
Where did people live?
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Which towns were the main ports?
What was made or traded?
Group C

10. Teach Back Time Nominate 2 persons in your group to present on
Which states?
Where did people live?
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Which towns were the main ports?
What was made or traded?
What were they known for?

11. New England Colonies Which states? Where did people live?
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Where did people live?
Towns or Farms
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Fish
Which towns were the main ports?
Salem, Boston, Portsmouth, NH
What was made or traded?
Fish, Lumber and Furs
What were they known for?

12. Middle Colonies Which states? Where did people live?
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Where did people live?
Mostly Farms
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Wheat, Rye, and Barley
Which towns were the main ports?
New York City and, Philadelphia, PA
What was made or traded?
Glass, Cattle, Ironworks, Stoneware
What were they known for?
Guns and Tools

13. Southern Colonies Which states? Where did people live?
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Where did people live?
Small farms or large plantations
What were the chief (main) crops or food supply?
Tobacco and indigo
Which towns were the main ports?
Charleston S.C. and Savanah GA
What was made or traded?
Slaves and crops such as rice or tobacco
What were they known for?
Slavery and large plantations