Groups of People
The people who first went to the New England Colonies
Pilgrims
What was the climate and geography like in the New England Colonies?
cold climate, long winters, rocky soil
What was the climate and geography like in the Middle Colonies?
mild climate and rich soil
What was the climate and geography like in the Southern Colonies?
warm, long growing seasons, good soil
The religious group that was very strict in the New England Colonies.
Puritans
A place that New England colonists met to have government meetings and church.
meetinghouse
What were some jobs in the New England Colonies?
fishermen, shipbuilding, merchants
What were some jobs in the Middle Colonies?
farming, trading, craftsmen
What were parts of the economy in the Southern Colonies?
plantations, farming, indentured servants, slaves, craftsmen
The religious group that valued equality and peace and were in Pennsylvania
Quakers
Crops sold for money such as tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton
cash crops
What were some products from the New England colonies?
lumber, fish, whales, furs, ships
What were some products from the Middle colonies?
wheat, grain, barley
What were some products from the Southern colonies?
tobacco, indigo, rice, cotton
People who had to work for someone for a set period of time to pay off a debt
Indentured servants
What is a plantation?
A large farm in the Southern colonies that grew tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo?
What was education and religion like in the New England colonies?
Lots of churches, Puritans, lots of school, education was very important
What was religion like in the Middle colonies?
There were many different religions, there were Quakers
What was religion and school like in the Southern colonies?
less schools and churches because things were spread out, Church of England was common
People such as blacksmiths, coopers, weavers, and printers were called...
craftsmen
Who were the Puritans?
A strict religious group that wanted to build society based on religious beliefs.
Name all the New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Name all the Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Name all the Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia