Economic & Religious Colonies
This was the colony set up by a group of people who followed a religion devoted to peace. What was the name of the colony AND the group of people?
Pennsylvania and Quakers
Moderate summers, and cold winters
This is the what the weather is like in the Mid-Atlantic colonies.
Mild winters and moderate climate.
This group of people were owned as property for LIFE without any rights, and were bought and sold at auction.
Enslaved African Americans
Who did farmers rely on for labor?
James Oglethorpe brought debtors released from prison over to the colony of __________ for an opportunity at a new life.
Georgia
Name the four products that the Southern Colonies specialized in.
Tobacco, Cotton, Indigo, Wood products
Which geographic feature is present in ALL 3 colonial regions?
Appalachian Mountains
This group of people had rich social culture, lived mostly in the South, and relied on slaves or indentured servants for labor.
Large Landowners
This group of colonial people bought and sold goods in towns and cities.
Merchants
Known as "The Lost Colony" this early economic British colony disappeared with only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree as a clue.
Roanoke Island
Which of the colonial regions had a church centered life and met at town meetings?
New England Colonies
The Southern colonies are known for this type of climate.
Humid climate, with mild winters and HOT summers.
These were people who exchanged the cost of their trip to the New World for a set amount of time to work.
Indentured Servants
This group of people were able to own land, could decide how to spend their money but were NOT allowed to vote.
Free African Americans
Created in 1607, this colony was the first PERMANANT settlement in the New World (North America).
Jamestown
People in the ____________ region lived in villages and cities, as well as market towns
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
The terms fishing, shipbuilding, and naval supplies describe the three ___________ of the ________________ colonies.
Specializations, New England
This group of people worked as craftsmen in towns and plantations.
True or False: Women had many opportunities for education during colonial times
False: Few opportunities for education
Which TWO colonies were formed because the people wanted to avoid religious persecution.
Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth
This region of the colonies had few cities and schools, but many mansions and plantations and was organized into counties.
Southern Colonies
The Mid-Atlantic colonies specialized in _______, __________, and __________.
Livestock, Grain, and Fish
This group of people worked as caretakers, house workers, and homemakers and were NOT allowed to vote.
Women
This group of people worked the land according to the region.