South
These were cash crops exported from the Southern Colonies. (Name two)
Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice
What were the seasons like?
The Middle colonies had a mild climate with warm summers
Why did they colonize?
Escape Religious Persecution
Virginia
Southern Colony
A large number of these were forced to work on the plantations for no pay.
Slave
These crops grew well in the Middle Colonies and were exported. They gave these colonies the nickname the breadbasket" colonies. (Name two)
Wheat, Corn, and Rye
Was this the leading industry in New England?
Shipbuilding
Massachusetts
New England Colony
What are the seasons like?
The soil was good for farming and the climate was warm, including hot summers and mild winters
Pennsylvania Founder
William Penn
These were exports of the New England colonies. (Name two)
Lumber, Dried Fish, Whale Oils, Furs, and Grain
New Jersey
Middle Colony
These made up a large part of the Southern economy.
Plantation
Economy
farming, milling, lumbering, shipbuilding.
What was the seasons like?
very harsh winters and mild summers. windy weather
Delaware
Middle Colony
First British Colony
Jamestown
Environment
rich farmland
This was the real name of King Phillip, the leader of the Wampanoag tribe
Metacomet
Georgia
Southern Colony