New England Colonies
What town did the Pilgrims settle in?
Plymouth
Name the Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Name the Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What crop helped Jamestown make money?
Tobacco
What was the first English Colony in the New World?
Jamestown (Virginia)
Name the New England Colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Why did people come to the Middle Colonies?
Religious freedom and economic opportunity
Who saved Jamestown?
John Smith
What did the Native Americans help colonists grow in Plymouth?
Corn, squash...etc
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on?
The Mayflower
Why did the Puritans come to the New World?
Because they wanted religious freedom
How did the Middle Colonies make their money?
Farming (wheat), and fishing
Why was Jamestown founded?
It was founded for economic opportunities.
What were very large farms called?
plantations
What does cultivate mean?
to prepare the land for growing crops
How did the New England colonies make their money?
Shipbuilding and fishing
What was the climate and land like in the Middle Colonies?
Moderate weather and the land was good for farming
Why did so many people die in Jamestown? (What were the problems)
There were too many gentlemen (people who did not work with their hands)
Who worked on large farms and why?
Slaves because they needed a large workforce.
Why did English colonists sail to the New World?
Fertile land, religious freedom, and/or wars in Europe
What was the climate and land like in New England?
Cold winters and rocky soil
This religious group was the most tolerant and peaceful. They lived in Pennsylvania.
The Quakers
What kind of crops did the Southern colonies grow? (name 2!)
Tobacco, sugar, cotton, rice, indigo
Where were very large farms mainly located and why
The Southern Colonies because they had the warmest climate and largest growing season.
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