Chapter 3: British Colonial Ways of Life
CRO Learning Questions:
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Describe the social and economic characteristics of the New England, Middle
and Southern colonies.
Identifications:
1.
Southern Colonial Society
a. “headright system”
2.
New England Colonial Society
a. “Half-Way Covenant”
3.
Middle Colonial Society
a. “Scotch-Irish”
4.
The Great Awakening
Activity:
See Handout on Colonial Characteristics Chart (Backside)
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Colonial Region Characteristics Chart Project
Directions:
(1) Develop a chart explaining the financing, motivation for
founding, geographical traits, and the political, social
and economic organization of each colonial area:
Southern (Plantation) Colonies, New England Colonies,
Middle Colonies. List a few examples of the colonies
located in each region;
(2) On your chart, include a definition of “joint stock,”
“proprietary,” and “Royal”/“Charter colonies;
(3) For each region, indicate the degree of self-government
and extent of participation, economic base/system, labor
sources, religion, opportunities for social and political
mobility, and education.
(4) In a brief written summary on the back of your chart,
identify the similarities and differences between the three
regions, as well as the reasons/causes for the differences.
Colonial Region Characteristics Comparison/Contrast Chart: Example
Characteristic
Colony Financing
Reasons Founded
Political Structure
Social Structure
Economic Structure
Geographical Traits
New England
Middle
Southern
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