New England Colonies
The New England Economy was based on?
Ship Building, Whaling/Fishing, Timber, Fur Trade
Nick Name for these colonies was the
Breadbasket colonies
What was the southen colonies economy based on?
Plantation style farming. Cash Crops.
What is a Cash Crop?
A crop produced specifically to sell and make money.
What is the difference between an Agarian and a Hunter-Gatherer Socity?
Agarian is in one place growing crops. Hunter gatherer are moving around with the animals and seasons.
What was the climate of the new england colonies?
Cold harsh winters, Bad rocky soil.
The Economy of the Middle Colonies was based on?
Agriculture (Farming) Known as the bread basket colonies.
John Smith saves Jamestown in this colony.
Virginia
What is an indentured servant?
A person who signs a contract to work of their debt in the new world. Pay off their ticket to the new world.
Name the 2 main sources of labor in the 13 colonies
Slavery and Indentured servants
The colony of Massachussets was founded for religious freedom for which two religious groups groups?
Pilgrims, Puritans
Colony founded by William Penn known as a "Holy Experiment"
Pennsylvania
Colony that was founded as a place for religious freedom for the Catholics by lord Baltimore.
Maryland
What was the Columbian Exchange
Transfer of plants animals and diseases between the old and new world.
The 13 colonies were owned by this European Power
England
Name the 4 New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Name the 4 Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennslyvania, Delaware
This colony was founded as a buffer zone to defend the valuable colonies from the Spanish.
Georgia.
What is Mercantillism
an economic practice where countries use the resources from other countries to become more powerful.
What was the name of the first attempted colony in the new world?
Roanoke
Who was the founder of the Rhode Island Colony?
Roger Williams
Colony that was taken by force from the Dutch. (They were scaired of the British Navy)
New York
Name the 5 Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia
What was the Mayflower Compact
A governing agreement signed by the pilgrims before they landed in Plymouth Harbor
Enslaved people who were transported from Africa to America experienced this brutal voyage known as
the middle passage