New England
Massachusetts was founded to protect:
Baptists
catholics
puritans
quakers
puritans
What industry was important to the Middle Colonies, including Pennsylvania and New York, because they were rich in iron, copper, and coal?
Mining
which of these was a disadvantage of Maryland?
Mosquitos spread disease
True or false: The economies of the three parts of the colonies (New England, Middle, and Southern) were all based on the same industries.
true
false
false
Large plantations of rice, indigo, and cotton flourished in the hot, humid, swampy colonies in the
The Southern Colonies
why was rhode island founded?
to be a trade center
to offer religious freedom
to have large tobacco farms
to home many poor people
to offer religious freedom
The Middle Colonies included which of the following colonies?
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Maine
- New York
- Virginia
Why was Georgia founded?
Which part of the 13 colonies had geography and climate with rocky soil, access to rivers and bays, and cold, harsh winters
The New England colonies
why were the quakers mistreated in england?
they practiced a different religion from most people
The Middle Colonies economy was built on, (choose two)
tobacco & fruit, Livestock & crops
Slavery existed mostly in the Southern Colonies for all the following reasons EXCEPT...
there were small family farms
The last colony founded by Great Britain was,
Georgia
The ______ Colonies had some of the most diversity in both religion, resources from the land, and population from several countries in addition to being from England.
Middle
The climate and geography of New England meant that the economy was based on:
The Southern Colonies included which of the following colonies? Select all that apply.
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
South Carolina
New York
Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina
The British government wanted to keep Spanish troops from moving north of what state?
Florida
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay colony who was elected governor 12 times?
The Southern Colony economy was built on,