13 Colonies
What is a cash crop?
What is crops grown to be sold for cash
What is the name of the ocean between The New World (Colonies ) and Europe?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This cash crop became the backbone of the Southern Colonies' economy.
what is tobacco or cotton
This system was widely used in the Southern Colonies for labor-intensive plantation work.
what is slavery?
Why did the pilgrims come to the New World?
What is to find religious freedom
This colony was established in 1607.
What is Jamestown Virginia?
What is the name of the crop that saved Jamestown? (Hint: it was discovered in 1621)
What is tobacco?
What kind of soil did the Southern Colonies have?
What is fertile soil ?
The Middle Colonies were known as the "____________" colonies due to their production of this staple.
what is breadbasket?
Why was Jamestown established ?
What is economic reasons?
Wealthy landowners in the Southern Colonies were known by this term, derived from their large properties.
what are planters, plantation owners, or slave masters
The Southern Colonies benefited from this type of climate, which was suitable for agriculture.
what is a warm and humid climate?
What was England's primary reason for wanting to colonize America?
What is to claim territory (land) and expand empires
Which colonial region does North Carolina belong to?
What are the Southern Colonies ?
What crop helped Jamestown succeed?
What is tobacco?
The Middle Colonies were unique for their VERY fertile what?
soil
The economy of the New England colonies was primarily based on this industry.
What is shipbuilding and fishing?
The New England colonies were known for their harsh winters and rocky soil, which affected this economic activity.
farming
Which colonial region is known as the "Bread Basket" Colonies?
What is the Middle Colonies or the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
This form of democratic participation, which allowed male church members to vote, was practiced in New England towns.
what is a town meeting?
The Puritans, who settled in the New England colonies, sought to leave England because they wanted what?
Religious freedom; separation of church and state
This colony was established by William Penn
Pennsylvannia
The ability and willingness to make your own laws and decisions.
What is self-Government
What is to establish a settlement on a distant land and begin to rule it to mirror the land where the settlers came from?
What is colonization
This term describes a worker who agreed to a fixed term of unpaid labor in exchange for passage to the American colonies.
What is an indentured servant?