Transcript Role of Geography in the 13 Colonies

Warm Up #10
• Beside each item list whether it can be
categorized as Economic, Social, Political,
or eNvironment-
Reasons for Colonizing America:
1. Poverty
2. Encouragement by the King of England
by chartering colonies
3. European wars upset the daily lives of
Europe’s citizens.
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Role of Geography in the 13
Colonies
Landforms
Climate
Bodies of Water
mountains
oceans
plains
coastlines
Soil
Type
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Length of
Growing
season
Temperature
and rainfall
Quiz 1. What are the 3 Groups of
Colonies?
• A. New England, Middle, Western
• B. Northern, Middle , Southern
• C. New England, Middle , Southern
• D. New England, Northern, Western
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New England Physical
Geography
• Coolest climate
• Worst soil fertility
• Shortest growing
season
• Short warm summers
• Long cold winters
Quiz 2. Which best describes New
England’s Climate?
A. Warm, fertile soil
B. Colder, fertile soil
C. Warmest, Fertile soil
D. Coldest, least fertile soil
How Did New England Adapt?
• Less farming and
more ocean related
jobs
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Quiz 3. Which of these jobs
doesn’t show how well New
England adapted to its geography?
• A. Fisherman
• B. Sail maker
• C. Tobacco farmer
• D. Shipbuilder
Find examples of Human
Geography… write in your notes
• Atlantic Coastline had
plenty of harbors and
ports
• Forests of New
England held plenty
of lumber and
shipping supplies
• Trees provided ship
building material
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New England Subsistence
( farming to eat) Farmers
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• Some farming took
place
• Appalachian
Mountains eroded
into valleys
• Rocks had to be
removed from fields
• These rocks were
good building
materials
Human
Geography?
Quiz 4. Why does a subsistence
farmer plant his crops?
• A. He wants to sell them for money
• B. He wants to feed them to his family
• C. He wants to grow cash crops
• D. All of the above
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New England Ocean
Related Jobs
• Fishing
• Shipping
• Whaling
• Commerce and Trade
Quiz 5. Why did New Englanders
turn to the ocean for jobs?
• A. b/c they found ships when they arrived
in New England
• B. b/c the land and climate made farming
difficult
• C. b/c they didn’t want to be farmers
• D. b/c their plow was broken
Middle Colonies Physical
Geography
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Warmer winters
 Warm summers
 Very fertile mountain
valleys
* Longer growing season
than New England
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Quiz 6. Which best describes how the
Middle Colonies climate was different
than the New England Colonies?
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A. Middle Colonies were further north
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B. Middle Colonies were colder
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C. Middle Colonies were rockier
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D. None of the above
Find examples of Human
Geography?
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Lots of Good Grain farming
on small farms without
slaves
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Lots of good ocean jobs like
fishing and trade in
Philadelphia and New York
City
Middle colonies got the best
of New England and the
Southern Colonies
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How Did The Middle Colonies
Adapt To Its Climate?
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Longer growing season
Less rocky soil than
New England
Warmer climate
Lead to GREAT cash
crop (farming for
money not to eat)
Farm
Forest
Oceann
Other
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Middle Colonies = Breadbasket
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Middle colonies grew
lots of grain cash crops
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So much they were the
leading flour producers
That is why they are
called Breadbasket
Colonies
7. Which of the following doesn’t fit
the Middle Colonies?
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A. Breadbasket Colonies
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B. Lots of subsistence farming
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C. Lots of grains like wheat, corn, Quaker oats
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D. Lots of flour
Middle Colonies Had Great Ports
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Delaware River had the
port of
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
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Hudson River had the
Port of New York City
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Middle Colony Ocean Jobs?
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Fishing
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Shipping
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Ship Building
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Quiz 8. How are the Middle Colonies
like the New England Colonies?
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A. The Middle Colonies have ocean jobs too
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B. The Middle Colonies have rocky soil too
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C. The Middle Colonies have long cold
winters
D. all of the above
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Southern Colonies Climate
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 Short mild winters
 Long warm summer
 Longest growing
season
 Most fertile soil on
coastal plains
Many deep navigable
Southern Rivers
Quiz 9. What color on the map
represents the warmest growing
season for farming?
 A. dark green
 B. light green
 C. Yellow
 D. red
Southern Colonies Adapt
to Warmer Climate
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14A
Grow Cash Crops
Tobacco
Indigo
Rice
Sugar
After 1793 Cotton
How Did Southern Colonies Adapt
Human Geography to the Warm
Climate?
 Lots of plantation
farming and small
farmers
Use of Slavery
Farming was too
profitable to do other
jobs
14B
Quiz 10. What type of crops
did the Southern Colonies
grow?
 A. Subsistence farming
 B. Cash crops using slaves
 C. Cash crops not using slaves
 D. Wheat, corn, and Quaker Oats
Quiz Answer Key
 1. C
 6. D
 2. D
 7. B
 3. C
 8. A
 4. B
 9. D
 5. B
 10. B
 Bonus : Virginia