Similarities
Differences
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
100

A person who makes a journey for religious reasons and had the first Thanksgiving.

What is a Pilgrim?

100
A person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time.
What was an Indentured Servant?
100
This group wanted a place to practice thier religious beliefs and founded the Massachusetts Bay colony (Salem, Boston)in New England. They wanted to "purify" the Church of England.
Who were the Puritans?
100

This was a group that settled in the Middle Colonies and believed that all people were equal. They refused to fight wars.

What were the Quakers?

100

A word that described big farms that slaves worked on 

What is Plantations

200
This was a leader of Jamestown that improved their conditions by making the rule "If you don't work, you don't eat".
Who was John Smith?
200
A person who lived with and worked with an artisan's family for several years, learning a skill in order to earn a living.
What is an apprentice?
200
This was the leading industry in New England?
What was shipbuilding?
200
These crops grew well in the Middle Colonies and were exported. They gave these colonies the nickname the "breadbasket" colonies. (Name two)
What are wheat, corn, and rye?
200

What are two of the colonies that were apart of the Southern colonies?

Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina


300
In this document, the signers agreed to make and obey fair laws.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
300
All the buisnesses that make one kind of product or offer one kind of service.
What is an industry?
300
These were exports of the New England colonies. (Name two)
What is lumber, dried fish, whale oils, furs, and grain?
300

They had one of the largest markets.

What is Philadelphia and New York?

300
These made up a large part of the Southern economy.
What is a plantation?
400

This Powhatan tribe member helped the Jamestown settlers.

Who was Pocahontas?

400
In what colonies were they required to build schoolhouses if there were 50 people living in the town?

The New England colonies

400

In the New England colonies, they primarily grew what three crops?

What is oats, peas, and wheat

400

What were some important Rivers in the Middle colonies?

Hudson and Delaware River

400
A large number of these were forced to work on the plantations for no pay.
What is a slave?
500

What landforms were found in both the Middle and New England colonies?

They both had forests!

500

What colonies were able to harvest crops 9-12 months out of the year?

The Southern Colonies

500

What is the name of the Trade routes that were taken from the colonies to Europe and Africa?

TRIANGULAR TRADE

500

Children were taught____________ skills.

Crafting skills

500
These were cash crops exported from the Southern Colonies. (Name two)
What are tobacco, indigo, and rice?