New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Backcountry
Review
100
How did climate and the quality of soil affect farming in the NE Colonies?
Long Winters, Rocky Soil= Short Growing Season
100
How did climate and the quality of soil affect the farming of the Middle Colonies?
Shorter Winters, Fertile Soil= Longer Growing Season
100
How did climate and the quality of soil affect the farming of the Southern Colonies?
Fertile Soil, Year Long Growing Season
100
What was the geographical border of the Backcountry that stretched from Canada to Alabama?
Appalachian Mountains
100
During the Age of Exploration, European Explorers were trying to find a faster all-water route to?
Asia
200
What did the Navigation Acts set up?
Laws of Trade for the colonies
200
How did Diversity lead to a climate of tolerance in the Middle Colonies?
People came from different backgrounds, they had to get along.
200
How were slave codes made stricter following the Stono Rebellion?
Became illegal for enslaved Africans to meet with free blacks
200
Who were the people who came to live in the Backcountry?
Scots-Irish
200
What is the difference between the founding of Jamestown and the rest of the New England Colonies?
Jamestown- Economic NE- Religious
300
What roles did enslaved Africans fill in the North?
House servants to the wealthy (took care of home, drivers, worked in the shipping yards)
300
Which colonies had mild winters and prosperous farming and trade due to the many rivers in the area?
Middle Colonies
300
What aspect of African culture made them ideal for life on Southern plantations in early colonial times?
Knowledge of Agriculture
300
How was plantation life similar to Backcountry life?
Everything you needed could be found or produced on the farm.
300
Three significant factors that motivated European Exploration
Expand Empire/Power Trade ($$) Spread Christianity
400
What were the major industries that made the New England colonies prosperous?
Shipbuilding and Fishing
400
What were the main themes of the Middle Colonies?
Diversity and Tolerance
400
What roles did enslaved Africans fill in the Southern Colonies?
Worked on plantations
400
What types of houses were most common in the Backcountry?
Log Cabins
400
What main idea of the Mayflower Compact is also emphasized in the Constitution?
Limited Government
500
What was a key factor in the decline of the Puritan religion?
the right to vote based on property ownership
500
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "breadbasket" colonies?
The amount of grain that was grown
500
What caused enslaved Africans to work slowly or perform their jobs incorrectly?
Protesting/Rebelling their enslavement
500
Who did the English encounter in the Backcountry?
Native Americans, French, Spainish
500
Four main reasons for using enslaved Africans for slave labor.
Immune to European Diseases No Friends/Family in the Area Knowledge of Agriculture Cheap Source of Labor
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