The Thirteen Colonies - Ms. Kelly's Corner



The Thirteen Colonies

Map

A.Locate and label the map using your textbook or a reference map.

New York New Hampshire

Massachusetts Georgia

Connecticut Rhode Island

Pennsylvania Delaware

New Jersey Maryland

Virginia North Carolina

South Carolina

B.Locate label the following bodies of water blue. Trace or draw the rivers in blue. Shade all the larger bodies of water blue.

Lake Superior Lake Michigan

Lake Erie Lake Ontario

Lake Huron Mississippi River

Ohio River James River

Delaware River Potomac River

Hudson River St. Lawrence River

Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean

C. Label the Appalachian Mountains in brown

D. Locate and Label the following cities. Use the symbol( • )to show where the city is

located.

Savannah Charlestown, SC

Jamestown Baltimore

Philadelphia New York

Providence Boston

E. Shade the New England Colonies green

Shade the Middle Colonies yellow.

Shade the Southern Colonies red.

Shade the areas claimed by France with diagonal lines

Shade the areas claimed by Spain with horizontal lines.

F. Create a key in the blank box

G. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

A. What natural barrier forms the western border of the southern Colonies?

B. What state now exists in the area claimed by New York and New Hampshire?

C. What river forms the natural border between Maryland and Virginia?

H. Why was access to waterways an important factor in the development of colonial cities located near rivers? Based on your map, give examples of cities located near rivers. (5 sentences)

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