Question

unit 2 geography challenge
the thirteen colonies
geography skills
analyze the maps in \setting the stage\ for unit 2 in the student text. then answer the following questions and fill out the map as directed.

1. label each colony on the map. also add and label the colonies largest cities: boston, new york, philadelphia, and charleston. what do the locations of all four cities have in common?
2. draw and label the appalachian mountains on your map. how many colonists per square mile lived across most of this region?
3. circle the region where the most colonists lived. what cities does this region include?
4. shade or outline the colonies that had large populations of loyalists. which of the three main colonial regions had the fewest loyalists?
5. based on your map, in which colonies do you predict the goal of independence would have been strongest? use information from your map to explain why.
6. label lake champlain and the hudson river. also locate albany. if british armies in canada and new york city wanted to divide new england from the rest of the colonies, how could they have used the physical geography of this region to carry out this strategy?

geography challenge

Explanation:

1. All the cities (Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston) are located near the Atlantic Ocean, which was crucial for trade and transportation during colonial times.
2. The Appalachian Mountains were a natural barrier. Population density data for this region in colonial times would be needed to answer the population - per - square - mile question accurately.
3. The most densely populated regions were likely near the coast, including cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.
4. Loyalist populations were larger in some southern and middle colonies. New England likely had the fewest Loyalists as it was a hot - bed of revolutionary sentiment.
5. Colonies with fewer Loyalists and more economic and political grievances, like Massachusetts and Virginia, likely had a stronger goal of independence.
6. The British could use the Hudson River and Lake Champlain as transportation routes to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies, as these waterways provided a strategic connection through the region.

Answer:

1. The commonality of the four cities' locations is their proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Insufficient data to determine the number of colonists per square mile across the Appalachian Mountains.
3. Regions near the coast including Boston, New York, Philadelphia.
4. New England likely had the fewest Loyalists among the three main colonial regions (New England, Middle, Southern).
5. Massachusetts and Virginia might have had the strongest goal of independence due to factors like low Loyalist presence and notable grievances.
6. The British could use the Hudson River and Lake Champlain as strategic water - based transportation routes to divide New England from the rest of the colonies.