The Puritans wanted a home where they could freely practice their religious beliefs. Other parts of this colony, colonists wanted to practice different religions.
What is The New England Colony
100
Here there was small farming, lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding, fur trapping, trading and whaling jobs.
What is New England
100
In this colony, there was some farming, raising cattle, slave trading, plantations that grew cotton, rice and tobacco.
What is the Southern colony
100
Bringing goods in from another country
What is import
100
"the breadbasket"
What is the Middle Colonies
200
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore to make money, create a safe place for Catholics, and to help debtors avoid prison.
What is the Southern Colony
200
I am a kosher meat merchant. What region do I live in>
What is the Middle Region
200
I came to this area as an indentured servant at the age of 14 and worked for a very wealthy family. What region am I from?
What is New England
200
The occupation of making barrels
What is a cooper
200
I am a silversmith and my wife makes crafts to sell. Our children help make items for our local shop. Where are we from?
What is the Middle Colonies
300
The Dutch originally founded a colony here to set up fur trading posts. William Penn wanted to start a colony where the Quakers could live safely.
What is the Middle Colony
300
Whaling
What is New England
300
Farming, skilled workers worked in shops, as an apprentice printer, raising crops such as wheat and other grains (bread basket of the colonies)
What are the Middle Colonies
300
Name tow Economic activities in the New England colonies?
What is are merchants, craftsmen, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fishing
300
Founded in 1607
What is Jamestown
400
There was rocky soil, large forests, clean water, and very cold winters.
What is the New England Colony
400
In this colony, there were forests, the Delaware River Valley, rich soil, minerals, coal, iron, rivers, a good harbor and cold, snowy winters.
What is the Middle Colony
400
Many who lived here worked on farms. In the city, a person could train as an apprentice to learn the printing trade. There were a variety of jobs in this colony.
What is the Middle Colony
400
I have a dangerous job watching ships bring in gold, salt and slaves. Where am I from?
What is Southern Colonies
400
Mercantilism
What is a system to control trade between the colonies and England to gain or keep wealth.
500
This colony had the Chesapeake Bay, good farmland, easy access to the sea, and hot, humid summers. There was also swampland in the south, and forests in the north.