GEOGRAPHY
How many regions did the 13 Colonies have?
3
What does economy mean?
How a country or region makes money.
What two religious groups left England to escape religious persecution and moved to America for religious freedom?
Pilgrims and Puritans
Where did most colonists who settled in the 13 Colonies come from?
England or Great Britain
What do you call land that is territory that belongs to another country? It is not its own country. It is not sovereign.
a colony
What ocean is on the eastern coast of the 13 Colonies?
the Atlantic Ocean
Which region's economy relied heavily on cash crops?
the Southern Colonies
What kind of Christians were the Pilgrims and Puritans?
Protestants
Which region was known for its strict religious beliefs that did not accept anyone who was different?
New England
What was the name of the government the Pilgrims created before they got off of their ship, the Mayflower?
the Mayflower Compact
Which colony was located in two places?
Massachusetts
Which region was not good for growing crops, so its economy relied on the ocean for fishing and whaling, and forests for timber
New England
John Winthrop, leader of the Puritans, said he wanted Massachusetts to be a "city upon a hill". What did he mean by this?
He wanted the people of Massachusetts to set a good Christian example for othe colonies to follow
Which region had the most diversity with people coming from different countries and practicing different religions?
The Middle Colonies
What was the name of the government created by the Puritans that was very strict and based on their religious beliefs?
the New England Way
What is the name of the mountains that border the 13 colonies to the West?
Appalachian Mountains
Which region's economy relied heavily on slave labor?
the South
How were the Quakers different from Puritans?
The Puritans had strict rules on how to practice their religious beliefs, and they were exclusive, not accepting people who had different ideas, while the Quakers did not have strict rules on how to practice their beliefs and were inclusive and accepting of others
Which region was mostly established by the wealthy and royalty?
the Southern Colonies
Thomas Hooker helped create the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut because he did not like the New England Way. How was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut different from the New England Way?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was not based on religious beliefs
List all 13 colonies by region
NE: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
M: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
S: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Which region grew so much wheat as a cash crop in became known as the "bread basket" of the colonies
the Middle Colonies
What were some effects of the Puritan strict life?
people left Massachusetts to create new colonies that weren't so strict, the Salem Witch Trials, creating governments that weren't based on religion
Why were the Middle Colonies more accepting of diversity than the other regions?
the Quakers, the Quaker Doctrine (all are equal in the eyes of God), William Penn believed in the Quaker Doctrine
What does "separation of church and state" mean?
Not mixing religious beliefs with government