Southern Colonies Economy Organizer

Use the map first so students know where each colony is, then read the regional comparison. The Southern economy organizer goes deeper on one region.

Compare the Chesapeake and the Lower South by climate, crops, labor, ports and society. The directions on the page read: Read the passage. Use it to complete page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade The Thirteen Colonies, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

They are New England, the Middle colonies and the Southern colonies. The three page sheet compares them by climate, soil, harbors and rivers, main work, labor and towns.

The Chesapeake grew tobacco in a warm climate, and deep rivers let ships load at a planter's own wharf. The Lower South developed a different economy with its own port. Students fill an organizer to compare them.

It is the dashed line on the map sheet that was drawn in 1763. Students use clues to name each numbered colony and shade each region with a color key.