13 Colonies
What is a cash crop?
What is crops grown to be sold for cash
What country funded the Jamestown colony?
England
What type of religion was common in the New England colonies?
Puritans
What is a settlement on a distant land ruled by another country called?
What is a colony
What is the main reason Puritans founded the New England colony?
To practice religion freely as strictly as they wish without consequences of the Church of England
This was the first successful colony of the "New World"
What is Jamestown Virginia?
What type of soil did the New England colony have?
Rocky Soil
What kind of soil did the Southern Colonies have?
Fertile or Rich Soil for Long Growing Seasons
What type of farming was common in the Southern Colonies?
What is Plantation farming?
Provide the natural resources each colony depended on for their economy
Fishing and Ship Building
Wheats and Oats
Cotton and Tobacco
This colony had the shortest growing season of the 3
New England
The agreement among the Pilgrims to follow the laws and the government of the colony.
The Mayflower Compact
What was England's primary reason for wanting to colonize America?
TRADE to make $$$$$$$ - Mercantilism
Why did the Southern Colonies not practice religion as frequently as the others?
A colonist is seeking a large amount of land to produce mass amounts of cash crops, what colony would best suit this colonist?
The Southern Colony
What could colonists moving into native lands lead to for natives?
Loss of land, disease, conflicts
Middle Colony
Which colony was most known for exporting cotton?
Southern Colony
What led to the New England colony resorting to fishing and ship building as their economy?
The soil was too rocky and the climate was too cold
What positive effects did Native Americans feel due to European Colonization?
New Medicines, New Tools and Weapons, New Foods, Plants, and Animals
What effect did the cotton boom have on slavery in the Southern colonies?
Demand for cotton raises the demand for slaves
What is the name of the crop that saved Jamestown's economy?
What is tobacco?
Provide 2 ways the New England and Southern Colonies were different
Religious lifestyles -- Puritans v Seperatists,
Soil Types -- Rocky vs Rich
Climate -- Cold vs Warm
Growing Seasons -- Short vs Long
Economy -- Fishing vs Cotton
A colonists from England is seeking religious freedom, which colony would best suit this colonists?
Middle or Southern Colonies
What would be the best title for this information?
Disease, Loss of land, War Conflicts