Colonial America

Lesson Seven: Daily Life in the Southern Colonies

RAP: Daily Life in the Southern Colonies

1. What drove the economy of the southern colonies?

2. Using your knowledge of the Coastal Plain region, describe the geography of the Southern colonies?

RAP: Daily Life in the Southern Colonies

1. What drove the economy of the southern colonies?› Plantations – farms

2. Using your knowledge of the Coastal Plain region, describe the geography of the Southern colonies?

RAP: Daily Life in the Southern Colonies

1. What drove the economy of the southern colonies?› Plantations - farms

2. Using your knowledge of the Coastal Plain region, describe the geography of the Southern colonies?› Broad lowlands› Fertile land/open fields› Rivers and harbors› Appalachian mountains

Summary:

Summary: Life in the South› Take out 3 colors › Highlight important terms (right hand side) –

make sure to highlight only the words› Read the questions – label the questions as

directed› Read passage › Once done highlight vocabulary words in the

passage› Find the answer to the question and label as

directed› Answer the questions in your own words on the

back or underneath.

The SouthernColonies

Name: ____________________

USI.5a Describing life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies, with emphasis on how people interacted with their environment to produce goods and services, including examples of specialization and interdependence.

©Fairfax County Public Schools,Template by Susie Orr. Map source: Mapmaker Toolkit.

ResourcesNatural Resources:1.___________2.___________3.___________4.___________

Human Resources:1.___________2.___________ _______________

Capital Resources:1.___________2.___________

Geography:__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Climate: ________________________________________________________________________

Specialization: 1._____________ 2_____________3._____________ 4._____________5._______________________________________

Examples of interdependence:The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________The Southern colonies depended on the Mid-Atlantic colonies for:____________________________________________________________________

Social/PoliticalDescribe life in the Southern colonies:

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the civic life:_______________________________

Drawing:

Drawing:

Southern Colonies

WIO

Mini Mural on life in South› Students will use a regular piece of white

printer paper and fold into four sections- no white spaces!!

Four sections are: › Geography and climate› Economy (focus on farming, fishing,

manufacturing, im/exporting and industries)› Social Life (this one will take up two

squares)