Colony Trivia
What did the New England colonies become well known for?
expert shipbuilders
Who did most of the hard labor on the Southern Plantations?
enslaved people
The Puritans came over to the New World in search of _________
religious freedom
What is a colony?
A territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country
What 4 colonies made up the New England Region?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?
The soil was poor
How were most enslaved people treated?
cruelly- forced to work the land year-round
New diseases, bad _______, and little food made life difficult.
weather
What is a cash crop?
Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use
What 4 colonies made up the Mid-Atlantic region?
New York, New Jersey, Delaware Pennsylvania
Why were market towns often built near a river or other waterway?
to transport their crops and goods to the market easily
What was the first colony known as?
New England
Many people who settled in New England were English _________.
Puritans
What is a plow?
a tool used to dig up fields
What 5 colonies made up the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia