Three Colonial Regions
Learning Objective
I can compare and contrast the economic, social, and geographic characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the primary motivation for the settlement of Jamestown and how it differed from the primary motivation for the settlement of the New England colonies.
2. Explain the role of tobacco in the Chesapeake colonies and sugarcane in the British West Indies/Southern Atlantic Coast colonies. How did these crops shape the labor systems in these regions?
3. What was a joint stock company, and how did it facilitate the establishment of Jamestown?
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