New England
MidAtlantic
Southern
Economics
Gov't
Culture
100
Two descriptions of New England's location
Cold, Long Winter, Rocky Soil, Lots of Trees, Harbors, Ocean
100
What are two traits of the Middle Colonies location?
Moderate temperature, good soil, lots of harbors and rivers
100
Identify two traits of location for the Southern colonies.
Temperate climate, long growing season, fertile soil
100
Trans-Atlantic Trade
100
What type of government were the colonies experimenting with through things like town hall meetings and the House of Burgesses?
Democracy
100
What is an ethnic group?
People with a shared culture from the same location (ex. German, Dutch, African)
200
How did location impact New England's economy?
Couldn't farm, so lumbering or fishing or whaling
200
How did location impact the economy of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Good soil allowed farming of corn and wheat OR Harbors allowed for shipping and trade
200
Why were the Southern colonies settled?
Wealth (get out of debt)
200
Laws that restricted colonial trade with Europe unless taxes were paid to the British
Navigation Acts
200
What was the time period when Britain did not enforce its laws in the colonies as long as they created wealth for the Mother Country?
Salutary Neglect
200
Give two ways Africans began to change the culture of the colonies?
Food - watermelon, okra, rice
Architecture - craftsmanship, shotgun houses
Language & religion
300
Why were New England colonies established or created?
Freedom of religion
300
Who originally settled the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Dutch (& French)
300
How did climate & geography impact the economy of the Southern colonies?
Long growing season and fertile soil made it perfect for cash crops like tobacco
300
Mercantilism
300
How did Salutary Neglect shape the colonial governments?
Colonies developed independence or their own style of government
300
Which colonial region was most diverse?
Middle Colonies
Bonus treat - how or why was it diverse?
400
Who were the primary settlers in New England?
Puritans & Pilgrims
400
What religious groups settled in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Quakers, Catholics, etc.
400
What best explains why the Southern colonies had a poor relationship with Native Americans?
Conflict over land
400
Conditions on these ships were horrific, dirty, disease filled and deadly for the imported enslaved Africans. What route would this ship have traveled as seen here?
Middle Passage
400
What was the most consistent democratic trait of colonial governments?
citizens had a voice or vote or representation
400
How did the Great Awakening impact the overall culture of the American colonies?
Created unity
500
What was a similarity between New England and Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Both had harbors / trade economy
Both founded for some religious group
500
What was unique about the Middle colonies compared to both New England AND the Southern colonies?
Middle colonies had a positive trade relationship with Native Americans / paid them for land
500
What is a significant difference between New England and the Southern colonies?
Climate & soil - (cold v. warm / rocky v. fertile)
Founded for religious freedom v. wealth
500
How did colonial trade including mercantilism, Transatlantic trade and the Middle Passage shape the economy of the colonies?
Increased cash crops as slaves replaced indentured servants
500
How did the Great Awakening impact colonial government ideas?
Belief that people could questions leaders like a king
500
How did the Middle Passage change the population of the colonies?
Increased the number of Africans / diversity.