Study Questions for the Social Studies Topic Test!

The 13 Colonies topic test is tomorrow!  Are you ready?  

If you know this, you've got it!

13 Colonies Topic Test Organization:

• Part 1: Geography Identify the colonies
• -- Can you identify what was one of the original 13 colonies and what was not?
• Part 2: Geography Describe the regions
• -- Can you identify the geographic (terrain, location) features of the 3 regions (New England / Middle / Southern)?
• Part 2: People
• -- Can you identify how people dealt with religious conflict?
• Part 2: Civics
• -- Can you identify how governments were organized?
• -- Do you know who could vote in each region?
• Part 2: Economy
• -- Can you identify what industries were in each region?
• -- Can you use your logic to know what industries were not in a region?
• Part 3: Short Answer Essay:  Write and Support your answer:
• -- Essay 1: "Explain the role RELIGION and RELIGIOUS CONFLICT had on the New England and Middle Colonists."  
• ---- Write your analysis of this conflict and the result below.  Use evidence about the region and its people to support your statements.  Write 3-5 sentences.
• -- Essay 2: "Compare and Contrast the government of the Middle Colony - Pennsylvania to the U.S. government." 
• ---- Write your analysis of these governments below.  Use evidence about the region and their civic (government) development to support your statements.  Write 2 sentences about the similarities, 1 sentence about the differences.
• -- Essay 3: "Explain why the major industries in the Southern Colonies were located there rather than in other regions."
• ---- Write your analysis of the location below.  Use evidence about the region and its geography to support your statements.  Write 3-5 sentences.
• Map Part
• -- Can you label a map of the 13 colonies?
• -- Can you shade the map by region?