Compare and Contrast Table
Category
Geography
Economies
(How did the
colonists make
money? i.e.
farming, shipping,
etc.)
Religion
Climate
New England (Northern)
Middle
Southern
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
and Rhode Island
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and
Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia
Thin, rocky soil
Puritans
Anglican( Church
of England)
Rocky woodlands
Forests
Shipping/ Ship
building
Few industries
Mild summers
Rum
Harsh winters
Fishing/whaling
Refuge for
Catholics
Natural ports/
Rugged seacoasts
Subsistence
farming/ No cash
crops
(few slaves)
Separatists
Quakers
Foreign trade
Rich soil
Religious
toleration
Fur trade with
Native Americans
Wheat, barley,
oats
Livestock
Skilled craftsmen
Small
manufacturing
Iron mining
Small cash crops
Hot, humid
summers
Cold winters
Rolling hills
Tradesmen
Forests
Varied ethnic
groups and
religions
Mild, short
winters
Hot, humid
summers
Coastal lowlands
Rice, indigo,
tobacco
Cash crops
Poor small farms
Long growing
season
Plantations/Large
farms
Tidewater
(flat, low-lying land
along the coast)
Slaves
Back country/hills
forests
THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES
1. Label each colony with its name. Use page 93 in you textbook. No abbreviations!
2. Color the three colonial regions a different color. Make a key in the legend box.
3. Symbols should be placed in the correct regional areas and put in map key as well.
Tobacco
Shipping
4. Label the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Fishing
Map Key