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Mapping Colonial America
Use the textbook maps located on pages 44, 53, 56, and 67 to complete the assignment. Follow the instructions
included with each numbered section below. After completing the map, answer the questions located on the bottom of this
sheet in complete sentences.
Map Work
1. Label the following bodies of water: (1.5 points)
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay
2. Label the following colonies using their abbreviations: (6.5 points)
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
CN
MA
RI
NH
NJ
PA
DE
New York
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
NY
MD
VA
NC
SC
GA
3. Choose three different colors (White is not a Color) and shade the areas that are part of New England, Middle, and
Southern colonies, and match the colors used on the key at the bottom of the map (3 points)
4. Locate and label the following settlements/cities on the map and place a dot where they are located. (3.5 points)
Roanoke Island
Jamestown
Plymouth
New York
Philadelphia
Charleston (Charlestown)
Boston
5. Draw and label the Appalachian Mountain Range onto the map using the symbol for mountains. ^^^^^^^^^ (1 points)
6. Use the textbook maps and text to identify the three top economic activities in each of the three colonial areas. List these
activities in the boxes located on the right side of the map. (1.5 points each box)
Map Questions:
Answer each question in complete sentences.
1) How does geography affect the colonies? List two examples to support your idea. (3 points)
2) Based on the major products in each colony, what do you think is the main reason that England supported the creation of the
colonies? Why? (4 points)