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Directions: You are to type out the following questions in Microsoft Office Word then answer them using the online textbook. You must use proper grammar, capitalization, and spelling so use Office to check these for you. Make sure that you save the questions on your network drive, and print out a copy for yourself. You may use the online book, the handouts, past quizzes, and the resources from your notebook that you have created. Have a porter heading on the paper. Hint: Use copy and paste to the Microsoft Office Word Document to save time in typing out the questions. 1. How would you describe the New England farmer? 2. In what ways did settlers in the region take advantage of the Atlantic Ocean ? 3. How were New England towns settled? 4. How were farms in the Middle Colonies different from those in New England ? 5. What characterized the population of the Middle Colonies? 6. Why did Southern planters infrequently travel to towns to sell their crops or to buy food and supplies? 7. Why did planters turn to enslaved Africans for labor? 8. In what ways did slaves resist? 9. Where was the Backcountry located in the 1700s? 10. How was life in the Backcountry different from that along the coast?
 * REVIEW QUESTIONS **
 * New England ** ** : Commerce and Religion (pages 93–97) **
 * The Middle Colonies: Farms and ** **Cities (pages 98–102)**
 * The Southern Colonies: Plantations and Slavery (pages 103–109) **
 * The Backcountry (pages 110–113) **
 * CRITICAL THINKING **

** 1. USING YOUR NOTES  ** Create a chart like the one below. Once you have done this use your completed chart to answer the questions below. Color Causes green. Color effects red. a. How was the Middle Colonies’ climate different from the Backcountry’s? b. How did the South’s labor system differ from the North’s? c. How did the resources of New England affect its economy?
 * || New England Colonies || Middle Colonies || Southern Colonies || Backcountry ||
 * Climate ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Resources ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * People ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Economic Development ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

** 2. ANALYZING LEADERSHIP  ** How did the South’s plantation economy influence who became leaders in the region?

** 3. THEME:   ECONOMICS IN  **  **  HISTORY  ** What factors influenced the economic development of each of the four colonial regions?

** 4. APPLYING CITIZENSHIP SKILLS  **  How did the Quaker influence in the Middle Colonies contribute to the behavior of citizens of the region?

** 5. SEQUENCING EVENTS  **  What changes took place in the population and treatment of African Americans between 1650 and 1750?

** 6. INTERPRETING PRIMARY SOURCES  **

In the backwoods of North Carolina, William Byrd met a family he suspected of being escaped slaves. Read the selection below and answer the questions. >> ** William Byrd, ** from // Secret History of the Dividing Line // >> [They] called themselves free, though by the shyness of the master of the house, who took care to keep least in sight, their freedom seemed a little doubtful. . . . Many slaves [hide] in this obscure part of the world, nor will any of their righteous neighbors discover them. On the contrary, [their neighbors profit by] settling such fugitives on some out-of-the-way corner of their land to raise stocks for a mean and inconsiderable share, well knowing their condition makes it necessary for them to [accept any pay they are offered]. a. Why does Byrd suspect the family members are escaped slaves? b. Why don’t their neighbors turn them in?

** 7. TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITY  **

** Making a Class Presentation ** Life on a farm in colonial New England was a real challenge. Using the library or the Internet, find accounts of how New England farm families lived. Then design a multimedia presentation about a typical New England farmer and his family. Be sure to include the social and economic contributions of women in your presentation.

** For more about daily life during colonial times. . . (Choose 1 below) **

• Create a map of the town in which the farmer and his family lived. • Dress up like a farmer to discuss the challenges of New England agriculture. • Create a chart that lists the differences between your family’s lifestyle and the colonial family’s.