New England Colonies
What size were the farms in New England?
small (sustenance farms)
What size were the farms in the Middle Colonies?
Big (they had good, fertile soil dropped from glaciers)
What size were farms in the Southern Colonies?
Biggest (plantations)
What was the main resource of the New England Colonies?
Wood
What was the first English Colony in the New World?
Virginia
What kind of climate is in New England?
Long, cold winters with shortest growing season
What were long, wide rivers used for in the Middle Colonies?
Transportation - taking crops to ports to sell
What made the Southern Colonies ideal for growing cash crops?
Longest growing season, warmest climate, plento of rain and sun
What was one resource found in all three colonial regions?
wood
What was the document called that the Pilgrims signed that set up the government in Plymouth?
The Mayflower Compact.
Where did New England colonists meet?
Meeting Houses, Town Meetings
What is a proprietor?
What
Who typically appointed "royal governors" in Southern Colonies?
Governors were appointed by the King.
What were very large farms called?
plantations
What was the nickname for the Middle colonies because they grew so much wheat?
The breadbasket colonies.
What kind of meetings were held in Meetinghouses in New England?
They met for religious services, and made decisions about Government
What is meant by diverse populations?
People from many different countries, speaking a variety of languages, and with different religions.
Who worked on large farms and why?
Slaves because they needed a large workforce.
What two nations fought against each other in the French and Indian War?
France and Britain/England
Who could vote in Town Meetings in New England?
Men who owned property and belonged to a certain religion.
Where were very large farms mainly located and why
The Southern Colonies because they had the warmest climate and largest growing season.
What was the Great Awakening?
A religious movement, where colonists began to think about having a personal relationship with God rather than going through religious leaders.