Vocabulary
What is an area that is settled by a group of people from another country?
colony
What are the 3 regions of the 13 colonies?
New England, Middle, Southern
Roanoke Island is located off the coast of which colony?
North Carolina
What was the name of the first successful colony in Virginia?
Jamestown
Who did most of the work on the plantations?
slaves
What is a large farm that focuses on growing one type of crop?
plantation
What region are South Carolina and Virginia in?
Southern region
Roanoke Island is also called _____________.
The Lost Colony
Why were some children sent to North America from England?
They were orphans.
What were the three main cash crops grown in the Southern region?
Tobacco, rice and indigo
What is the general weather and temperature of an area?
climate
What region are New York and Pennsylvania in?
The Middle region
Which country was claiming a lot of land and becoming rich?
Spain
What was an important crop that made a lot of money in Virginia?
tobacco
Seth's mom was sick from what disease, from working in the rice fields?
Swamp fever
What is a large land mass on Earth called?
continent
What region are New Hampshire and Massachusetts in?
The New England region
What was built on Roanoke Island, that 15 men stayed behind to guard?
A fort
What is the name of the Native American tribe that helped the colony of Jamestown?
The Powhatan
What were people called who agreed to work for 7 years on a plantation to have their boat ticket paid for?
indentured servants
What describes where a place is located and the type of weather it has?
geography
What region are New Jersey and Delaware in?
The Middle region
What was a clue that the people of Roanoke Island left behind?
The word CROATAN was carved in a tree.
What day of the week did the colonists not have to work?
Sunday
Which continent did most of the slaves come from that were forced to work on the plantations?
Africa