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 Print out this graphic organizer to record your research.
Name of colony:
 
Name of region where your colony is located:
 
Year founded:
  
Who founded and reason for settlement:
   
Geographic features of region:
   
 
 
 
 
Type of government (Political):
   
How your colony made money:
   
Total Population in 1790:
 
# of slaves in 1790:*
 
Did your colony rely on slaves for economic reasons?  Explain:
   
Delegates of the Constitutional Convention:
 
Statehood:
    
Other interesting/important information about your colony:

 
 
 

 

*Remember the Census in 1790 only only counted 3/5 of the total slave population.  Your teacher will decide if you are going to record the number of slaves documented on the 1790 Census or use your math skills to figure out the actual number of slaves.

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