New England Colonies
Rocky soil and short growing season
the geography and climate of the Middle Colonies is
Fertile soil and a long growing season.
The geography and climate of the Southern Colonies:
Warm climate with fertile soil and a long growing season.
A Cash Crop
a crop grown to sell for money.
This was the main job of colonial assemblies or legislatures...
To create and pass laws for the colonies.
Farming in New England was difficult because....
The soil was rocky and the growing season was short
The four Middle Colonies
New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware
The five Southern Colonies ....
Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia
An Indentured Servant
a person who signed a contract to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage or payment.
This person had the final say in colonial government decisions
The King of England (through the governor).
The four New England Colonies are....
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
Name two important people from the Middle Colonies and explain why they were important
William Penn — founded Pennsylvania and promoted religious freedom.
Benjamin Franklin — inventor and Postmaster of Philadelphia.
Cash Crops are....
Crops grown to be sold for money.
Legislature / Assembly
— a group that made laws for a colony.
This is how citizens participate in government in the New England Colonies
Citizens voted directly on laws during town meetings.
Name TWO ways people made money in New England
Shipbuilding, Fishing, Lumbering, Whaling
Why was religious freedom common in the Middle Colonies?
William Penn promoted religious freedom, and it spread throughout the region.
Three cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies were...
Any three: tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton, sugar
A Plantation
— a large farm that relied on many workers and produced cash crops.
These people were allowed to vote in the Southern Colonies
Free white men who owned property.
The religious group that strongly influenced the New England Colonies
The Puritans
The Middle Colonies were called the “Breadbasket Colonies” because....
They grew large amounts of grain crops.
What was a plantation, and why were plantations sometimes called small cities?
A plantation was a large farm that functioned like a small city where most needs could be met.
Apprentice
a young person who learned a trade from a skilled worker.
Some differences between the different colonial regions were how they made money (their economies). This is how they differed....
New England Colonies (economy): shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, whaling
Middle Colonies (economy): farming/grain crops
Southern Colonies (economy): cash crops and plantations