Geography and climate
Why where the New England colonies a terrible place to grow crops
The ground was not firtil and the growing season was not long
Describe indentured servants
Young adults who signed a contract to work for a certain amount of years, in exchange for a pass to the new world
The new England colonies where not based on farming because...
because of the short growing season and the rocky nonfirtil soil
Citizens in the new England colonies enjoyed self goverment, witch means that...
they created laws and every one agreed to follow the laws that where created
Towns where centered around the...
town common
Name the four New England colonies!
Road island, Coneticute, Massichusits, New Hapture
Describe lives of enslaved indeviduals
they could not make their own decisions and had to work without pay
What are some things people did to earn money
built ships, captured whales, fished and soled animal furs.
Describe how laws where laws where made in new England colonies
all men of age voted on the laws directly
what group influenced people
the puritans
What was the worst condition to grow crops in?
Cold climate an drocky soil
How many years did indentured sevants usually serve
5, 6, or 7 years
How many tasks did people do for money
four (4)
voting on laws to follow is called...
self governing
Why would you not want to live in this colony
the puritans would turn you back
when did they plant crops
after the season got better
What where slaves
a person that had no right to do what they want
what did they do to the animal fur
cut and soled it
in self governing did the town follow the laws
yes they agreed to
how did the puritans act
meanly
was a long growing season good or bad
Good
how much did slaves get payed
not alot
Why did they catch whales
for their blubber
where the puritans good or bad
bad