New England Colonies
Why was farming not a main industry in the New England colonies?
They didn't have rich, fertile soil and they had a short growing season.
What region is known as the breadbasket region??
The Mid-Atlantic
What kind of labor was primarily used in the Southern colonies
slave and indentured servants.
What is the mountain range found to the west of the colonies?
Appalachian Mountains
What was the name of the region where SC native americans lived?
Eastern Woodlands
What did the Northern colonies want from the Mid-Atlantic colonies??
livestock and grains
What are the Middle Atlantic Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
What are the people who were brought to the colonies against their wills and force to work for no pay and were treated as property??
Slaves
What are the six regions of SC?
Blue ridge, piedmont, sandhills, inner coastal plain, outer coastal plain, and coastal zone
What were the "three sisters?"
Corn, squash, beans
What are the main industries of the New England Colonies?
fishing, whaling, shipbuilding
What are some of the natural resources found in the Middle Atlantic colonies?
Iron ore from the mountains
Fast moving water for the mills
fish, fur, good soil for farming
What were the cash crops of the Southern colonies??
Tobacco, indigo, and rice
Who is someone who works for 4-7 years in repayment for their passage to the colonies that are often given land and the end of their contract??
Indentured servants
What kinds of homes did Eastern Woodland tribes build?
Long houses and wigwams
These colonies were part of the New England Colonies.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
What are some of the economic activities that occured in the Middle Atlantic colonies?
Miller, farmer
Which colony was NOT part of the Southern Colonies??
Virginia, Massachusetts, South Carolina, or Georgia
Massachusetts
Which SC region do WE live in?
Sandhills
What were the jobs for Eastern Woodland native men?
Hunting, war, building, fishing
What were some of the physical features of the New England colonies?
Waterways-rivers, bays, Atlantic Ocean
mountains
forests
What are the plants most often grown in the Mid-Atlantic region??
grains
What was the main reason for establishing the Southern colonies??
Economic gain (making money)
What empire ruled over the thirteen colonies?
Great Britain
What kind of government structure was common among the Eastern Woodland natives?
Tribe counsels, elder counsels