Unit 2: Conflict in the Colonies Setting the Stage

Bower, Bert, and Diane Hart. History Alive Bower, Bert, and Diane Hart. History Alive!: The United States through Industrialism. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print.

TABLE GROUP ACTIVITY READ Unit 2: Setting the Stage (page 85) Discuss the following questions with your table group BE PREPARED TO SHARE WITH THE CLASS Geography Skills 1. Which of the three colonial regions had the fewest Loyalists (those who supported Britain)? Why do you think that is? 2. Based on the maps, in which colonies do you predict the goal of independence would have been strongest? Use information from the map to explain why. Critical Thinking 3. Look at the population density map. How does the amount of settlement along the coast of the 13 colonies compare to the amount of settlement farther inland? What is one possible reason for that?

ANSWERS Geography Skills Critical Thinking 1. Which of the three colonial regions had the fewest Loyalists (those who supported Britain)? Why do you think that is? Northern colonies, some middle More progressive? More densely populated? Industry v. Agriculture? 2. Based on the maps, in which colonies do you predict the goal of independence would have been strongest? Use information from the map to explain why. Northern colonies Fewer loyalists Critical Thinking 3. How does the amount of settlement along the coast of the 13 colonies compare to the amount of settlement farther inland? What is one possible reason for that? More settlers closer to the coast More opportunity? Jobs? Hustle-bustle of the city? Climate? Rivers, natural resources, water?