View all 2 pages13 colonies Chart: Regions, land and economy
Comparing the New England, Middle and Southern colonies
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13 Colonies Worksheets
The New England, Middle and Southern colonies, how geography shaped life and work, Jamestown and the Mayflower Compact, colonial trades, and slavery in the colonies.
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Colonial regions
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View all 2 pages13 colonies regions Worksheet: label the regions
Identifying the three regions of the 13 colonies
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Identifying the three regions of the 13 colonies
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View all 2 pages13 colonies sort Worksheet: which Region?
Classifying the 13 colonies by region
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View all 2 pagesSort the 13 colonies by Region: cut and paste
Classifying the 13 colonies by region
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Founding the colonies
View all 2 pagesJamestown reading passage for 5th grade
Describing the founding of Jamestown and its effects on the Powhatan people and on Africans
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View all 2 pagesMayflower compact reading passage for kids
Explaining the Mayflower Compact as an early agreement for self-government
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Life in the colonies
View all 2 pagesColonial economy Worksheet: sort by region
Linking each colonial region's geography to its economy
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View all 2 pagesColonial jobs and trades matching worksheet
Describing jobs in colonial towns
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View all 2 pagesNew england vs southern colonies venn diagram
Comparing life in the New England and Southern colonies
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View all 2 pagesSlavery in the 13 colonies reading passage
Describing slavery in the colonies and how enslaved people resisted it
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Review
View all 2 pages13 colonies quiz for 5th grade
Reviewing the 13 colonies, their regions and colonial life
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About these the 13 colonies worksheets
Between 1607 and 1732, England founded 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast, on land that was already home to many Native nations. Geography and climate shaped each region: fishing and shipbuilding in New England, grain farms and trade in the Middle colonies, and plantations worked by enslaved Africans in the South.
These 13 colonies worksheets use a chart and a simple schematic of the three regions rather than a detailed map. Children label and sort the colonies (with cut and paste twins), read about Jamestown and the Mayflower Compact, sort clues about colonial economies, match colonial trades, compare New England and the Southern colonies, and read plainly about slavery in the colonies.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
C3 D2.Geo.2.3-5Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.C3 D2.His.14.3-5Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.C3 D2.Civ.5.3-5Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.C3 D2.Geo.8.3-5Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.C3 D2.His.2.3-5Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.
How to use them
- Use a classroom wall map or atlas alongside the schematic, which is not a map.
- Start with the chart, then label and sort the colonies.
- Read Jamestown and the Mayflower Compact on different days.
- Teach the slavery passage directly and allow time for questions.
Teaching tips
- Name the Native nations whose lands each colony was built on, such as the Powhatan in Virginia and the Wampanoag in Massachusetts.
- Slavery was legal in all 13 colonies.
- The House of Burgesses (1619) and the Mayflower Compact (1620) were early steps toward self-government.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What are the 13 colonies by region?
New England: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Middle: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Southern: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Is there a 13 colonies map?
These pages use a simple schematic of the three regions instead of a map. Use a wall map or atlas alongside them.
How is slavery taught on these pages?
Plainly and factually: slavery was legal in all 13 colonies, enslaved Africans were forced across the Atlantic, and enslaved people resisted in many ways.