New England Colonies
Name all four New England Colonies
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
What is a cash crop?
What is crops grown in bulk to be sold for cash, typically sent back over to England
Name all four Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
The period of time in Jamestown Colony that included a harsh winter, and many deaths
Starving Time
Name all five Southern Colonies
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What was the geography like in the New England Colonies?
Rocky, hilly land (difficult to farm), cold climate
This formal, historical term refers to a country that has sent out settlers to establish colonies elsewhere.
Mother Country
What was the geography like in the middle colonies?
Good farm land, animals for fur, forest resources, cool climate
This famous early settlement mysteriously vanished from an island off the coast of North Carolina
Roanoke
What was the geography like in the southern colonies?
Good farm land, warm climate, long growing season
Compared to the south, New England farms were much
smaller
This is the term for goods brought into a colony from an outside country for purchase.
Import
What was the nickname for the middle colonies?
The Breadbasket
What was England's primary reason for wanting to colonize America? 3 G's
Gold, God, Glory
Because of the warm climate and rich soil, the Southern Colonies had an economy based mostly on
Farming
The economy of the New England colonies was primarily based on this industry.
Fishing
(Also: Trade, ship building, whaling, timber)
This type of person signed a contract to work without pay for a specific number of years in exchange for free passage to America.
Indentured Servant
What colony was originally known as New Netherland and later settled by the Dutch?
New York
What is the name of the crop that saved Jamestown? (Hint: it was discovered in 1621)
Tobacco
What cash crop became the backbone of the Southern Colonies' economy?
tobacco or cotton
The Pilgrims and Puritans came to the colonies because they wanted what?
Religious Freedom
The route enslaved Africans took from Africa to the Americas
The Middle Passage
Which religious group settled Pennsylvania, believed in the equality of all people, and opposed violence?
The Quakers
This was the final and 13th colony to be established, originally created as a refuge for debtors
Georgia
When did the first Africans arrive in Virginia as enslaved people?
1619