Content Specifications
6.3.1 Explain the factors influencing European migration to North America. (USI.5a)
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religious persecution – Massachusetts Bay Colony,* Plymouth*
economic venture – Roanoke Island,* Jamestown*
religious freedom – Pennsylvania*
economic freedom – Georgia*
6.3.2
Identify the locations of the New England, Middle (Mid-Atlantic), and Southern colonies. (USI.1f, .1g)
New England
Middle
Southern
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania Virginia
New Hampshire
New Jersey
South Carolina
Connecticut
Delaware
North Carolina
Maryland
Georgia
6.3.3 Describe the geography and climate of the New England colonies. (USI.5b)
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cold winters*
Boston harbor*
jagged coastline*
rocky soil*
hilly terrain*
Appalachian Mountains*
6.3.4 Explain the relationship between resources and economic specialization in the New England colonies.
(USI.5b)
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Natural resources*
- timber*
- fish*
- deep harbors*
Human resources*
- skilled craftsmen*
- shopkeepers*
- shipbuilders*
Specialization*
- fishing*
- shipbuilding*
- industry*
- whaling*
- naval supplies*
6.3.5 Describe the social and political life of the New England colonies. (USI.5b)
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villages*
church center of village life*
religious reformers and separatists*
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Puritans
town meetings*
6.3.6 Describe the geography and climate of the Mid-Atlantic colonies. (US1.5b)
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mild winters*
moderate climate*
coastal lowlands*
wide and deep rivers*
harbors and bays*
Appalachian Mountains*
6.3.7 Explain the relationship between resources and economic specialization in the Mid-Atlantic colonies.
(USI.5b)
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Natural resources*
- rich farmland*
- rivers*
- deep harbors*
Human resources*
- skilled and unskilled workers*
- fishermen*
Specialization*
- fish*
- livestock*
- grain*
6.3.8 Describe the social and political life of the Mid-Atlantic colonies. (USI.5b)
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Quakers
religious diversity*
varied and diverse lifestyles*
market towns*
villages and cities*
6.3.9 Describe the geography and climate of the Southern colonies. (USI.5b)
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Appalachian Mountains*
Piedmont*
Atlantic Coastal Plain*
humid climate with mild winters and hot summers*
good harbors and rivers*
6.3.10 Explain the relationship between resources and economic specialization in the Southern colonies.
(USI.5b)
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natural resources*
- fertile land*
- rivers*
- harbors*
- long growing season
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human resources*
- farmers*
- enslaved African Americans
specialization*
- tobacco
- cotton
- indigo
- wood products
6.3.11 Describe the social and political life of the Southern colonies. (USI.5b)
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established church, Church of England*
slavery*
mansions*
plantation agriculture*
indentured servants*
counties*
few cities*
few schools*
6.3.12 Describe the patterns of interdependence among the three English colonial regions. (USI.5b)
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New England depended on the Southern colonies for raw materials such as cotton*
New England depended on the Middle colonies for grain and livestock*
Mid-Atlantic colonies traded with both the Southern and New England colonies to get the products they
didn’t produce*
6.3.13 Describe life in the English colonies from various perspectives. (USI.5c)
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large landowners*
women*
farmers*
indentured servants*
artisans*
enslaved African Americans*
free African Americans*
6.3.14 Describe the economic and political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. (USI.5d)
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economic
- Britain controlled trade*
- taxation after the French and Indian War*
- colonies provided raw materials and a market for goods*
political
- British laws*
- colonial governors appointed by King or proprietor*
- colonial legislatures passed laws*
6.3.15 Evaluate the effects of the French and Indian War on the American colonies. (USI.6a)
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Great Britain’s desire to be a world power resulted in the French and Indian War
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British territory in North America doubled*
British wanted colonists to pay for the cost of the war*
Proclamation of 1763*
British troops in colonies
6.3.16 Recognize the significance of key dates of the early colonial period. (USI.5a)
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1607 – settlement at Jamestown*
* indicates item referenced in VDOE Curriculum Framework (2008)