Northern Colonies
The geography of this region includes
dense forests, rocky soil, and hilly land
The geographic features of this region
rich soil and broad coastal plains
Type of farms in the southern colonies
Plantations
1620
Jamestown was founded in this year
1607
The economy relied on what natural resources
Fishing, whaling, and lumber for the shipbuilding industry
wheat, corn, barley, earning the region the nickname "the breadbasket colonies"
Cash crops grown in the south
Tobacco, rice, indigo, and later cotton
Group who settled in Plymouth
Pilgrims
Leader who helped Jamestown survive in the early years
John Smith
Protestant group that settled in Massachusetts
Puritans
Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
Many laborers received paid passage to the colonies in exchange of 5-7 years of work
Indentured Servants
Reason Plymouth was founded
to escape religious persecution
Reason Jamestown was founded
to find gold and riches
The climate of this region
cooler climate with long, cold, winters
New York and Philadelphia
Dominant Christian religion in the South
Anglican Church
Native American tribe who first encountered the Pilgrims
Wampanoag
Crop that made Jamestown profitable
Tobacco
England, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden
1619 brought this labor force who were denied basic human rights in perpetuity
Enslaved Africans
First document for self-government in the colonies
Swampy land and bad water