Middle
What region was known as the “breadbasket”
Middle colonies
What group of people settled New England?
Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe
What was a staple crop of the Southern colonies?
Tobacco, rice, cotton
What region had poor rocky soil?
New England
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What were some of the problems with New England's geography?
Thin rocky soil not great for farming, Short growing season and cold winters, More mountainous island than Southern America
What was the economy of the Southern colonies made up of?
large plantations and slave labor
What region lacked diversity. Made up mostly of white Puritans
New England
Which religious group mostly settled in Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Who was banished for holding bible meetings for women in the New England colonies?
Anne Hutchinson
What rebellion showed the growing power of former indentured servants?
Bacon's
Why do you think settlers of Jamestown put a wall around their town?
They felt they needed to protect themselves against the Natives
What type of climate did the Middle Colonies have?Warm, cold, moderate
moderate
What document helped establish America’s ideas for self-government and majority rule?
Mayflower Compact
What did the triangular trade help lead to a rise in?
importation of enslaved Africans
When were the first Africans brought against their will to Jamestown?
1619
What states were in the Middle Colonies?
New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
What was the economy of the New England colonies made up of?
shipbuilding, fishing and lumbering
What group created a profitable settlement in Jamestown?
The Virginia Company of London
What happened to the number of indentured servants as the number of slaves went up?
Indentured servant numbers went down.