PEGS
What type of government did the colonies have?
Hint: Virginia has the same as Massachusetts
Representative Government. They all made their own laws
Who founded Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts??
Pilgrims
What type of government did the Middle Colonies have?
Representative Government
Who were the main workers of the South?
Slaves
What's the geography (land) like for the Southern Colonies
Rich Soil, perfect for farming/agriculture
What are cash crops
Crops grown to be sold for money/profit
What is the economy of the New England Colonies?
At least 2 examples
Fishing, Trading, Shipbuilding
True or False: The nickname for the Middle Colonies was the Middle Passage
False
Why were the Southern Colonies founded?
Hint: Think about what they grew
Money
Name of the terrible voyage for slaves from Africa to the colonies?
Middle Passage
What was the climate (weather) like in the New England Colonies?
Cold Winters Hot Summers
What were the first laws made in New England called?
Hint: Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact
What's the geography like for the Middle Colonies
Good soil, lots of trees
Name three examples of Cash Crops
Cotton
Sugar
Tobacco
Name four examples of subsistence farming
Grains
Rice
Oats
Wheat
*Teacher's choice with other answers
What were the main workers of New England?
Apprentices
Name the four New England Colonies.
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Name the 4 Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Name the 5 Southern Colonies
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
What are the four reasons people came to the colonies?
Religious Freedom
New Life
Land
Adventure
What is the economy of the Middle Colonies? (Need at least two examples for the points)
Farming, Fishing, Trading
What was the main reason the New England Colonies were settled?
Religious Freedom
What kind of schools did the Middle Colonies have?
Religious Schools
True or False: The Southern colonies had lots of schools
False
What happened to Roanoke?
Natives saved the settlers
Spanish killed the settlers