SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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twelve (12)
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three (3)
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five (5)
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The colonies were naturally divided into three different land areas – north, middle and south. The southern colonies of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland had good soil.
Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, there were three different types of colonies: royal, self-governing, and proprietary. Royal colonies were owned and completely administered by the Crown.
Detailed explanation-3: -New Hampshire was the third of the 13 colonies, founded in 1623.
Detailed explanation-4: -The colonies are often divided up into three regions including the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Other American British colonies that never became states include the Lost Colony of Roanoke and Plymouth Colony (which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony).
Detailed explanation-5: -The 13 colonies were separated by geographical distance and difficulties of travel, by differences of temper, religious thought, and custom, and by provincialism of spirit.