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The American Colonies

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Colonies, New England, Southern Colonies, Middle Colonies
Lesson Description: After this lesson, students will be able to compare and contrast, as well as describe, what life was like in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

SS.5.A.4.2 Compare characteristics of New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

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Video : 13 Colonies: Comparing Regions New England, Middle, and Southern

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: This video gives us an in-depth look at what the colonies were like before the American Revolution.

Quiz : American Colonies Quiz

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

What is a colony?

A) A piece of land surrounded by water

B) A British currency

C) An area of land settled by another country

D) A person who settles another country

E) None of the above

Question #2

The land in the New England colonies was easier to farm than the land in the Middle and Southe colonies.

A) True

B) False

Question #3

What were the main economic resources used in the New England colonies?

A) Ship Building

B) Fur Trade

C) Fishing

D) Trading

E) All of the above

Question #4

In short answer form, describe the Triangular Trade.

Student Response

Question #5

Was farming a bigger part of the Middle colonies economy than the New England colonies?

A) Yes

B) No

Question #6

What were the two largest cities in the colonies?

A) New York, Philadelphia

B) Boston, Philadelphia

C) New York, Charleston

D) Charleston, Boston

E) Massachusetts, Philadelphia

Question #7

The Middle colonies had the most diverse economy

A) True

B) False

Question #8

What was the most religiously diverse region of colonies?

A) Southern

B) Middle

C) New England

D) Massachusetts

E) New York

Question #9

Life in the Southe colonies was centered around plantations and farming that focused on cash crops

A) True

B) False

Question #10

What was the first cash crop produced in the colonies?

A) Corn

B) Wheat

C) Tobacco

D) Barley

E) Oranges

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge on the 3 regions of the American Colonies.

Resources : Extra Resources

Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.

Map Game of US Colonies
This game will allow you to test your knowledge on the location of the colonies?

The 13 Colonies
This is a website with a bunch of information on the 13 colonies

Slavery in the colonies
This is an additional resource that will provide you with a look at slavery in the 13 colonies.

Standards: SS.5.A.4.2

Video : 13 Colonies: Comparing Regions New England, Middle, and Southern

Quiz : American Colonies Quiz

Resources : Extra Resources