New England Colonies
What religious group founded Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritans
Which Middle Colony was founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
What cash crop made Virginia economically successful?
Tobacco
Which region had the most diverse population?
Middle Colonies
Why did many Puritans settle in New England?
To build a religious community based on Puritan beliefs
Why were the Middle Colonies called the “breadbasket colonies”?
They produced large amounts of grain
Why did large plantations develop in the Southern Colonies?
Fertile land, long growing seasons, and cash crops
How did geography affect the economies of New England and the South differently?
New England relied more on trade/fishing; the South on plantation agriculture
Why were New England towns generally close together?
Religion, family life, and community-centered settlement
What made the Middle Colonies more religiously diverse than New England?
Greater religious tolerance attracted different groups
Why did the Southern Colonies increasingly depend on enslaved labor?
Labor-intensive cash-crop agriculture expanded
Compare settlement patterns in New England and the South.
New England had compact towns; Southern settlement was more spread out around plantations
How did New England's geography limit plantation agriculture?
Rocky soil and a shorter growing season made large-scale farming difficult
How did Pennsylvania differ from Massachusetts in its approach to religion?
Pennsylvania promoted greater religious toleration
How did tobacco influence the development of Virginia?
It created demand for land and labor and encouraged plantation agriculture
Compare settlement patterns in New England and the South.
New England had compact towns; Southern settlement was more spread out around plantations
How did Puritan beliefs shape New England society?
Religion strongly influenced government, education, family, and community life
How did ethnic and religious diversity affect Middle Colonial society?
It created a more pluralistic and tolerant society
How did the growth of plantation agriculture affect Southern society?
It produced a hierarchical society and increased reliance on enslaved labor
Which colonial region offered the greatest economic diversity, and why?
Middle Colonies because agriculture, trade, ports, and small manufacturing all developed