Jamestown
What shape was the Jamestown fort?
Triangular
What was the main reason many people settled in the New England Colonies?
For religious freedom
The Middle Colonies were diverse. True or False?
True
The Southern Colonies had warm weather. True or False?
True
What was the main goal of the Jamestown expedition?
To seek riches and gold
What ship did the Pilgrims travel on to reach the New World?
The Mayflower
Why were the Middle Colonies called the 'breadbasket'?
They produced a lot of grain
What made farming successful in the Southern Colonies?
Rich soil and warm weather
Why did the Jamestown settlers depend on artisans and craftsmen?
They were unfamiliar with wilderness living
Why was farming difficult in the New England Colonies?
The land was rocky and not fertile
Why were the Middle Colonies sometimes called the 'melting pot'?
Who did the hard work on the plantation fields for Southern Colony plantation owners?
Indentured servants/slaves
Who granted permission to the London entrepreneurs to set up a permanent colony in North America?
King James
Where did New England colonists set up their settlements close to?
Rivers and oceans
Who was a famous Quaker who started Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What cash crops did the Southern Colonists grow?
Tobacco, cotton, rice, and indigo
Who helped Jamestown make money through growing and exporting tobacco?
John Rolfe
Name all the New England Colonies.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
Name all the Middle Colonies.
Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Name all the Southern Colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia