The Colonies
What country did the colonists come from?
What is a dissenter?
One who opposes official or commonly held views.
What did Colonists trade with Native Americans?
Furs
The Puritans first settled in which colony?
Massachusetts
What did the Puritans want the freedom to do when they left Britain?
Freedom to worship freely. Freedom of religion.
What's an indentured servant?
People who worked to pay off their debts, and were given food and shelter at minimum while working.
Wood from New England forests was used to build what?
Boats
Name the New England Colonies. Look on page 51.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island.
How many original colonies were there?
13
What was grown on plantations?
Cotton, fruits, vegetables, and tobacco.
What was the main cash crop in southern colonies?
Tobacco
Look at the map on page 51. What 3 economies did Georgia have?
Cattle, naval stores, and Indigo.
Look on page 51. Which colony was the biggest?
North Carolina
What's a cash crop?
A crop produced mainly for sale.
Over time, plantation labor was main done how?
By slaves
Colonists were influenced by the writings of who?
John Locke
What continent are the colonies located on?
North America
What's an economy?
A system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services to fulfill people's needs and wants.
Middle colonies were rich in what?
Natural mined resources
Which colony developed America's first written constitution?
Connecticut