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Middle Colonies
Directions: Use the information on pages 82-85 & 103-104 of the American Journey textbook to answer the following questions.

1. What Colonies were included in this region?

(Write your response here.)

Who were the founders of these colonies? (Specific names) & when were these colonies
2. founded (Years)?
(Write your response here.)

3. What reasons did people in this region have for leaving Europe?
(Write your response here.)

4. How did religion play a role in these colonies?

(Write your response here.)

5. How did they organize their government? Documents? Laws?

(Write your response here.)

6. What kind of occupations and economy did they have? (How did they make a living/money?)
(Write your response here.)

7. What are three other unique pieces of information about the New England Colonies?
(Write your response here.)

Directions: Use the map on page 111 to correctly label this map.
 Outline and label each colony.
 Label the Appalachian Mountains
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 Color each colony a different color.

 Find and label these cities: Plymouth and Boston
 Include a compass and be sure to title your map!