New England Colonies
A decision-making system where the option with the most votes wins. The Pilgrims used this to decide on rules.
Majority Rule
What was farming easier here?
Good soil and longer growing season
What is the name of the machine that separated cotton from its seeds?
Cotton Gin
What is the name of the 1st successful colony?
Jamestown
What is the name of the line that crosses the Earth at 0 degrees longitude and separates the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Merdian
What main jobs did people have in the New England Colonies?
Shipbuilding, fishing, whaling
Name all of the colonies in this region.
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania
Name one cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies.
cotton, indigo, tobacco, rice
Which set of colonies had true religious freedom?
Middle Colonies
Intermediate Directions
Why was farming more difficult in New England compared to other colonies?
2 answers needed
rocky soil, cold weather/short growing season
Which colony was founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
Why did plantations become so important in the Southern Colonies?
they grew cash crops which made them money
How did the cotton gin effect slavery?
it made it increase
A work that gives ORIGINAL information
Ex: artifacts, autobiographies, letters, diaries, pictures, speeches, etc.
Primary Source
What two religious groups lived in this region?
Pilgrims and Puritans
What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies because of their farming success?
Bread Basket Colonies
What is the name of the route that brought enslaved people to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
What are the three reasons people chose to come to the Americas?
God, Gold, Glory
There is a new iphone that just came out. The demand for the iphone is _____________.
high
The members of the Mayflower signed this as a form of self-government.
Mayflower Compact
Crops grown to be sold for profit
cash crops
What is the difference between enslaved people and indentured servants?
answers vary
a system of trading between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that formed a triangle on the map. Ships carried goods, enslaved people, and raw materials across the Atlantic Ocean in three stages
Triangular Trade
When you choose one thing over another, the thing you missed out on is the ____________.
Opportunity Costs