Social Studies, Chapter 7 Study Guide

Terms to Know

Colonial Regions- 

New England                          Middle                          Southern

(Each Region had a different climate, geography and economy.)

Democratic                  Economy                     Governor

Natural resources        Human resources        Capital resources

Places to know

Learn each colony and its region

New England Region	Middle Region	Southern Region
Massachusetts *	New York *	Maryland *
Rhode Island *	Pennsylvania *	Virginia
Connecticut	New Jersey	North Carolina
New Hampshire	Delaware	South Carolina
		Georgia *

Founding reasons, type of government, economy (resources, imports, and jobs) geography (place, land and movement) and climate

Below is a mnemonic device to help you remember each colony

Memorize the sentence: each word stands for a colony.

New England	Middle	Southern
Nice-New Hampshire	Never- New York	My- Maryland
Moms- Massachusetts	Nook-New Jersey	Very- Virginia
Really- Rhode Island	Precious-Pennsylvania	Nice-North Carolina
Care- Connecticut	Doritos- Delaware	Sweet-South Carolina
		Grandma (Grandpa)- Georgia

Assignments

Graphic Organizer 20 points (School and Homework)

Test, 25 points

Homework, 10 points

Best or Worst Colony Persuasive Essay, Rubric (School and Homework)

Suplemental materials:
13 colonies materials and activities

Middle colonies video
pbs website on colonial life