Southern Colonies
The first permanent settlement in America
Jamestown
What kind of soil could you find in the Middle Colonies?
Deep, fertile soil
This was the first settlement in the New England Colonies. (Hint* The group arrived on the Mayflower.)
Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
What are human characteristics?
Population, Religion, Language Patterns, Culture Aspects, etc.
What are physical characteristics?
Landforms, climate, soil, bodies of water, etc.
Tobacco is an example of what?
Cash crop
This group of people founded Pennsylvania and practiced Religious Toleration.
William Penn and the Quakers
This group of people separated from the Pilgrims to practice a very strict form of Christianity and also founded Connecticut.
The Puritans
What is a human characteristic of Iowa?
Answers will vary (shopping malls, capital building, Iowa State Fair, etc.)
What is a physical characteristic of Iowa?
Warm climate, farming corn, Raccoon River, etc.
Describe the IMPACT of a warm climate within the Southern Colonies.
Good farming for Cash Crops
Describe the IMPACT of Religious Toleration on the Middle Colonies.
People were able to practice their religion freely and live among others who practiced different religions.
Salem Witch Trials
Name AND explain the impact of one human characteristic on the Southern Colonies.
Name AND explain the impact of one physical characteristic on the Southern Colonies.
warm climate = good for farming
Describe the Southern economy.
Describe the economy of the Middle Colonies.
Large cities for trade, Staple crops
Describe the economy of the New England Colonies.
Trading of natural resources (iron, fish, etc.), Merchants, fisherman, skilled craftspeople
Name AND explain the impact of one human characteristic on the Middle Colonies.
Large cities for trade, Staple Crops
Name AND explain the impact of one physical characteristic on the Middle Colonies.
Warm climate, rich deep soil, farming Staple Crops
Name all 5 of the Southern Colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Name all 4 of the Middle Colonies.
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
Name the 4 New England colonies.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
Name AND explain the impact of one human characteristic on the New England Colonies.
Trading natural resources
Name AND explain the impact of one physical characteristic on the New England Colonies.