USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group are the New England colonies?
A
Connecticut New HampshireRhode IslandMassachusetts
B
North CarolinaSouth CarolinaVirginiaMarylandGeorgia
C
PennsylvaniaDeleware New YorkNew Jersey
D
IllinoisIndianaOhioWisconsin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies were the northernmost of the colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The other nine colonies were New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware (the Middle colonies ) and Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (the Southern colonies).

Detailed explanation-2: -Map of the eastern seaboard, showing New England colonies (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut), Middle colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware), Chesapeake colonies (Virginia, Maryland), and Southern colonies (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia).

Detailed explanation-3: -The New England colonies were made up of the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The New England colonies were flat along the rocky coastline, which made good harbors. It became hilly and mountainous further inland.

Detailed explanation-4: -The New England Colonies of British America included Connecticut Colony, the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, and the Province of New Hampshire, as well as a few smaller short-lived colonies.

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