13 Colonies Map
Point totals
1. Label with black ink the original 13 colonies on the blank map.
New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Southern
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
___ out of 16
*Color and label Spanish
Florida (Grey) and
shade all lands west of
the colonies in brown*
2. Make a key with three different colors to separate the New England (light green), ___ out of 6
Middle (pink), and Southern colonies (yellow). Color each region with colored
pencils the specified color. Include in your key symbols for mountains (brown
triangles) and rivers (blue squiggles).
3. Label the major colonial cities on the map in black ink. Capitalize all proper
nouns.
Boston
Plymouth
Jamestown/ Williamsburg
New Haven Dover
New Port
Salem
Charleston (Charles Town)
Baltimore
Wilmington
New York
Savannah
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
4. Use a blue marker/pen to draw the rivers. Label the rivers in blue ink. Capitalize
all proper nouns.
Connecticut River
James River
Hudson River
Susquehanna River
Potomac River
Mississippi River
___ out of 14
___ out of 8
Delaware River
Ohio River
5. Using a brown marker and triangles, draw the Appalachian Mountains. Then,
label the mountains in black ink.
___ out of 2
6. Label the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay in black
ink. Shade along the coastline using a blue pencil/crayon. Also, color and label the
Great Lakes in blue.
___ out of 8
7. Title the map The 13 Colonies in color.
8. Draw and label a compass with the directions of north, south, east, and west.
Grammar (18 points)
_____ Spelling (9)
_____Capitalization (9)
Neatness (18 points)
_____Coloring (9)
_____Printing (9)
Total______ out of 100 points
___ out of 4
___ out of 4