Step Three: Move Beyond the Basics

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CHAPTER 4 STUDY GUIDE

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MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS

To demonstrate a more advanced understanding, compare and contrast the northern colonies—why they were settled, sociopolitical structures, and economic organization.

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Colony Reasons for settlement Social/political structures (religion, family, legal system) Economics (land use and distribution, industry, income, labor)
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Rhode Island
New Netherland/ New York
Pennsylvania