Mapping
What colony is #5 on the map?
New York
100 – What is subsistence farming?
Answer: Growing or making only what you need, selling little extra.
100 – What did immigrants bring with them to the Middle Colonies?
Answer: Culture: clothing, food, language, and religion.
100 – What climate feature helped the Southern Colonies' economy grow?
Answer: A year-round growing season.
100 – Which colonial region had rocky soil and long winters?
Answer: New England.
What colony is #11 on the map
North Carolina
200 – What natural resources helped New England's economy? (Only need to give 1)
Answer: Fishing from the Atlantic, lumber from forests, and limited farming due to rocky soil.
200 – Why were cash crops more successful in the Middle Colonies than in the New England Colonies?
Answer: More fertile soil and a longer growing season.
200 – What is a plantation?
Answer: A large farm producing cash crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco.
200 – Why were Middle Colony cities excellent trading centers?
Answer: Harbors and coastal access made shipping easy.
What colony is #13 on the map?
Georgia
300 – Why did New England not rely heavily on enslaved labor?
Answer: The short growing season made large-scale farming unnecessary.
300 – Name three cash crops that could've been grown in the Middle Colonies.
Answer: Any fruits, vegetables, tobacco, and/or grain.
300 – How did slavery become common in the Southern Colonies?
Answer: Plantations needed labor; enslaved Africans were skilled at rice cultivation.
300 – Explain why the geography of the Southern Colonies made plantations possible.
Answer: Fertile soil, warm climate, and long rivers supported large-scale agriculture.
What colony is #9 on the map?
Maryland
400 – What was a major industry in coastal New England towns?
Answer: Shipbuilding and fishing.
400 – What made Philadelphia and New York City grow rapidly?
Answer: Harbors, grain exports, and trade networks.
400 – Why couldn't small farmers compete with plantation owners?
Answer: Plantation owners used enslaved labor to produce more crops and earn more profits. They also just outgrew and out-produced smaller farms.
400 – How did physical geography shape New England’s economy?
Answer: Forests and oceans led to shipbuilding, trade, and fishing.
What is colony #2 on the map?
Massachusetts
500 – How did Puritan beliefs influence settlement patterns in New England?
Answer: Land was often sold to the church, which divided it among church members; religion guided community organization. OR They were also less accepting of other religions, making the region much less diverse.
500 – How did German immigrants influence the Middle Colonies?
Answer: Advanced farming, craftsmanship, Conestoga wagons, ironwork, and long rifles.
500 – What was the Stono Rebellion?
Answer: A 1739 slave revolt that resulted in harsher slave codes after enslaved people attempted to flee to Spanish Florida.
500 – Which region had land features that combined characteristics of both the North and the South?
Answer: The Middle Colonies.