Drag and drop the descriptions below to the correct colony. Select 2 responses per colonial region.

(6 points)
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies.
Southern Colonies
:: Rice, indigo, and cotton
:: Plantation System
:: Pilgrims and Puritans: Escaping religious persecution
:: The rocky soil is not good for farming
:: Dutch settle New Netherlands
:: Quakers and William Penn

1 answer

Here are the descriptions correctly categorized into the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies:

New England Colonies:

  • Pilgrims and Puritans: Escaping religious persecution
  • The rocky soil is not good for farming

Middle Colonies:

  • Dutch settle New Netherlands
  • Quakers and William Penn

Southern Colonies:

  • Rice, indigo, and cotton
  • Plantation System