Help your students understand why the thirteen colonies developed so differently with this complete, ready-to-use lesson package for grades 7–10. This Thirteen Colonies activity bundle covers the geography, economy, and labor systems of New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies through a narrative article, a regional comparison graphic organizer, a cause and effect activity, a free sketch map, and a full teacher guide with answer key — everything you need for a single engaging class period on colonial America.

What's Included:
The History Cat article — The Thirteen Colonies — written in a conversational, student-friendly voice that covers all three colonial regions, the shift from indentured servitude to slavery, and the economic forces that shaped early American life.
A two-part graphic organizer:
 Part 1 asks students to compare New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies across geography, climate, main industries, labor systems, and trade.
Part 2 is a cause and effect activity that challenges students to trace the connections between geography, economy, and labor in each region.
A free sketch map activity where students draw the thirteen colonies from memory on a blank sheet of paper, label each colony, and identify the three regional groupings.
A complete teacher guide with a full answer key
 
Grades 7-10
DOK 2
Duration 90 Minutes
Format: Word