3 Tribes
What tribe lived on the coastal region in South Carolina?
Yemassee
What was the geography of the New England Colonies?
Rocky Soil, Hills, Limited Farming
What was the climate like in the Middle Region?
Cold Winters, Warm Summers
What was the climate of the Southern Regions?
Mild Winters, Hot Summers
What regions would larger slave populations be more likely?
Southern Region
Why did the Catawba tribe build barriers around their village?
For protection.
What is the climate like in the New England region?
Bitterly Cold Winters, Mild Summers
What was the geography like in the Middle Regions?
Fertile Soil, Flat Land, Swift Rivers/ Good Harbors
What was the first representative government in Virginia called?
House of Burgesses
What region was settled by the Dutch, Swedes and English?
Middle Region
What was the Native Americans viewpoint of the land in North America?
They believed that the land should be shared by the community and the land should be valued.
How did colonists in New England meet to elect town leaders and discuss community business?
They held town meetings.
What was the main type of trade in the Middle Regions?
Fur Trade
What were 3 major crops in South Carolina during that time?
Rice, Indigo, Tobacco
What type of government where the European settlers looking for?
Self-Government
Why did the Yemassee turn on European traders and attack them?
They believed that they were being cheated and exploited.
What did the economy of New England consist of?
Shipbuilding, Textile Factories, Fishing, Whaling, Logging
What colonies made up the Middle Region?
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
What colonies made up the Southern Region?
Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
What region did most people settle in who were fleeing religious persecution?
New England Colonies
How did the Mid-Atlantic colonies feel about the Native Americans?
They respected and tolerated them.
What colonies made up New England?
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
What was the nickname of the Middle region due to their crops consisting of wheat, barley and rye?
The "breadbasket" region.
What characteristic made the Southern colonies in South Carolina unique to the other colonies?
The plantation system.
What region's economy was based on manufacturing, trade, and subsistence farming and why did they not have larger crops?
New England. They had limited farming due to their rocky soil.