Sample lesson · Social Studies · Grades 3-5
The Three Colonial Regions
Grade 5 lesson on how geography shaped life in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
- 20 questions
- 4 categories
- 10 games
The questions
New England
- Name one way people in New England earned a living.Fishing
- What were winters like in New England?Cold and long
- Why was farming hard in New England?Rocky soil and a short growing season
- Which religious group settled Massachusetts seeking religious freedom?The Puritans
- How did New England towns make decisions together?Town meetings
Middle Colonies
- Why were the Middle Colonies called the "Breadbasket Colonies"?They grew lots of wheat and grain
- Name one of the Middle Colonies.New York
- Who founded Pennsylvania?William Penn
- Which religious group believed all people were equal and opposed war?The Quakers
- Name a busy port city in the Middle Colonies.Philadelphia
Southern Colonies
- Name a cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies.Tobacco
- What was the climate like in the Southern Colonies?Warm, with a long growing season
- What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?Jamestown
- What were the large farms that grew cash crops called?Plantations
- Who was forced to do most of the work on Southern plantations?Enslaved Africans
Colonial Words
- How many English colonies were there?13
- What do we call land that is settled and ruled by a faraway country?A colony
- What is a cash crop?A crop grown to sell
- What are raw materials?Natural resources used to make goods
- What is subsistence farming?Growing just enough food for your own family
Plays in
- Quiz Board · The classic review board.
- Mystery Reveal · Guess it before the last clue.
- Tug of War · Every right answer pulls.
- Summit · Play it safe, or go for the steep climb.
- Heist · Steal to win.
- Claim the Grid · Get three in a row before anyone else.
- Board Race · Roll, hop, answer, race to the flag.
- Picture Unveil · What is hiding under the tiles?
- Escape Room · Crack the codes. Get out together.
- Rocket Launch · Fuel up, count down, lift off.
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