Map of the Thirteen Colonies - Directions/Grade Sheet
Name:_______________________
Period:___________
Score:____________
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Directions: Freehand draw the thirteen colonies. Use the maps and information on pages 117,
148 and A3 from A Call to Freedom and pages 32 and 35 from the in-class atlas to
complete your work. (24 and 27 in the newer atlas) You may always use helpful web sites for
further information. All items should be in the correct location, colored NEATLY and spelled
correctly. Labeling on your map should be with a black thin marker.
Part A: 16 pts . Color the New England Colonies Purple.
Color
Capitalization/Spelling
New Hampshire
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Massachusetts
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(include the northern piece that becomes Maine)
Rhode Island
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Connecticut
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Part B: 16 pts.
Color the Middle Colonies Green.
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
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Part C: 20 pts.
Color the Southern Colonies Yellow.
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
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Position
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5 points for handing in on time with rubric paper clipped to map.
Extra Credit –
OF THE COLONIAL REGIONS
5 points, Age the map
5 points, use ombre technique with colors
3 POINTS, EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE COLORS
Part D: 40 pts. Color the bodies of water in any shade of Blue. Use atlas for rivers p. 32,38/ 24, 30
Color
Delaware River (38/30)
Hudson River
Potomac River
Roanoke River (38/30)
Savannah River
Ohio River (A3)
Mississippi River (A3)
Chesapeake Bay
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Part E: 24 pts.
Capitalization/Spelling
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Position
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Locate the areas where these products were grown, raised or collected
as part of the colonial economic system. (create your own symbols or use those in the text- p.148
atlas-p.35/27)
Timber
Furs
Tobacco
Rum
Fishing
Indigo
Rice
Wheat
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Part G: 42 pts. Label the following cities in ink.
Albany
Baltimore
Concord (atlas p.38)
Trenton
Hartford
Boston
Charleston/Charlestown
Savannah
Philadelphia
Providence
New York (be careful, it’s on a small island)
Richmond
Jamestown
Salem (atlas31/23)
Part H: 8 pts.
Make a Key/Legend identifying all parts of the map.
Cities___(2) Colonial regions___(2) Bodies of Water___(2) Products___(2) Mountains
Part I: 4 pts.
Provide a Compass Rose on your map, indicating N, S, E and W. ____(4)
Part J: 16 pts.
Using additional sources, locate the following mountain ranges, color in Brown and mark with
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. (text-A3)
Color
Appalachian Mts.
Adirondack Mts.
Catskill Mts.
White Mts.
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Capitalization/Spelling
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Position
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