New England
In what part of the colonies were the New England colonies?
North
In what part of the colonies were the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
In the middle
In what part of the colonies were the Southern colonies?
the South
Name one colony in the Southern colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Who was the French and Indian War between?
France and England
Why were whales an important resource to the people in the New England colonies
they used the blubber to make oil for oil lamps
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies often called the Bread Basket colonies?
The colonists grew many grains that could be used to make bread.
What were large farms called in the southern colonies?
plantations
What was a horn book?
A piece of paper attached to a piece of wood that students used in school.
Paleo-Indians
What were the people called who first settled in the New England colonies?
Puritans
Who were the people that first settled in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Quakers
What crops were grown in the Southern colonies?
tobacco, indigo, cotton
What was the main type of fish New England colonists ate?
cod
What is an atlatl?
A spear thrower
What did the New England colonists become experts at building?
ships
What was the difference between the soil in the Mid-Atlantic colonies and the New England colonies?
The soil in the Mid-Atlantic colonies was very fertile and the soil in the New-England colonies was rocky.
What was a cash crop?
A crop that was only raised to sell.
Who did most of the hard work on plantations?
slaves
How did Indians first get metal weapons, glass beads, and other items?
trading
Why did the people who settled in the New England colonies come to the New World?
for religious freedom
Name 2 craftsmen and explain what they did.
Blacksmith-made items out of metal
shoemaker-made shoes
cooper-made barrels
cabinet maker-made cabinets
Barrels were used to store the cash crops and ships were used to transfer the crops to other colonies and to England.
What country was in charge of ALL of the colonies in the New World?
England
What continent AND country do we live in?
North America
United States of America