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Your Colony: Connecticut-A Delaware-A Georgia-A Maryland-A Massachusetts-A New Hampshire-A New Jersey-A New York-A North Carolina-A Pennsylvania-A Rhode Island-A South Carolina-A Virginia-A **__Background: __**In order to better understand the conditions that led peaceful and prosperous colonies of the world’s mightiest empire to even consider a revolution, we must discover the events and people that were integral to them. You will be assigned one of the original thirteen British colonies to investigate. You will outline the geographic, social, economic and political conditions present in your colonies and use this information to hypothesis as to the causes of the revolution.

__Directions** : **__
You will be creating a **Wiki** about your colony. Using the information from chapters 2 – 4 in your textbook, ABCCLIO and any other resource you can find to create the collaborative

Geography -
Where it is located What are its main geographic features Rivers Mountains Harbors Farming conditions How did geography affect your colonies development

History -
When was it colonized Who came and when What parts of Europe did they come from Why did they come Was it economic Was it political Was is religious Were there native Americans living in the region

Economics -
What did the colonist do to survive What was the principal form of commerce Was there slavery in your colony

Social -
What languages were spoken What were the religious affiliation What was the role of women

Political -
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What type of charter was the colony given, and what type were they by 1775 Royal Joint stock Proprietary What type of government did the colonist establish

=<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">__Terms__ = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">You must define the following terms by writing a sentence that uses examples from your colony

1. Triangle Trade 2. Salutary Neglect 3. Mercantilism 4. Great Awakening 5. Cash Crops 6. Indentured Servitude

=__<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Road to Revolution __=

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">French and Indian War
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">How was your colony involved in the French and Indian War What happened to your colony as a result of the French and Indian War Were there more Patriots or Loyalist in your colony Did your colony support the ideas of revolution

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Revolution
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What leaders of the Revolution came from your colony What Revolutionary action did your colony support What military actions took place in your colony How was your colony affected by the Revolution Did your __**state**__ support the Constitution

=__WHY DID YOUR COLONY ENTER THE REVOLUTION?__=

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