Comparing the Colonies

Compare education, economy, and religion across the three regions in a chart.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 50

Let's compare the three regions in a chart. Each column is a region. Each row is something we compare: education, economy, and religion.
Education: New England had town schools, the Mid-Atlantic had church schools, and wealthy Southern children had tutors at home.
Economy: New England fished and built ships, the Mid-Atlantic grew wheat and traded, and the South grew cash crops.
Religion: New England was mostly Puritan, the Mid-Atlantic had many religions side by side, and the South had the Church of England.
Alike and different: in all three, most people were farmers. But land, weather, and beliefs made each region different.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SS3H3.b — Compare and contrast colonial life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies (education, economy, and religion).
IPS.1 — Information Processing Skill 1: compare similarities and differences (already mastered; apply and improve)
IPS.9 — Information Processing Skill 9: construct charts and tables (mastered in Grade 3)