13 Colonies
How many colonies are there?
13
Why did Europeans move to the colonies?
land, religious freedom, excitement, England laws favored eldest son, gold & jewels, spread Christianity
What are the 4 New England Colonies?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What are the 4 Mid Atlantic Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey
What are the 5 Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
How many regions are there in the colonies?
What are there?
3
New England, Mid-Atlantic (Middle), Southern
What are the names of the three early English settlements?
Roanoke, Plymouth, Jamestown
trade in fishing, whaling, lumber
Why did many Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers leave England?
They didn't want to be a part of the Church of England
What was the climate like in the southern colonies?
long, hot summers
What are the 4 New England colonies?
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
What would happen if you didn't behave in school?
dunce cap
"bitefinger baby"
whipped with a branch
branch on their noses
leather glass frames
cold and severe. The winters killed many people
What was the climate like in the middle colonies?
winters were cold and the summers were warm
What was an effect of the warm, humid climate?
increased the spread of diseases that killed many people
longer growing season
What are the 4 Mid-Atlantic (Middle) colonies?
New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
What is a keeping room?
where they cook and eat
What is subsistence farming?
Growing just enough to feed their families
Who took care of the fields and livestock?
slaves and servants
What is a plantation?
large farms
What are the 5 Southern colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What jobs were there during colonial times?
hatter, the tanner, blacksmith, pewterer, cobbler, silversmith, cabinetmaker, clockmaker, miller, wheelwright, cooper, barber, tailor, whitesmith
What was the land like for farming in the New England colonies?
wooded forests, rocky coasts, and a short growing season made it difficult to grow crops
The colonies grew grains such as...
corn, wheat, rye, and barley
What were the 4 cash crops for the southern colonies?
tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo