Out with the Old in with the New (England)
What is New Englands Colonies farming like?
Rocky soil and Short growing season
What kind of growing season did the Middle colonies have?
Moderate growing season, wheat
What kind of farming did the southern Colonies have?
Plantations, Long growing season
Which was the first English colony?
Roanoke
What is the ocean colonists used to get to the American colonies?
The Atlantic Ocean
This modern day state was the home to the Plymouth colony
Massachusetts
What were the Middle colonies known for?
Breadbasket colonies
How many southern Colonies were there?
5
This English colony survived due to tobacco
Jamestown
1650's, English laws that regulated trade between England and the colonies
Navigation Acts
What is the point of view on religion like in The New England colonies?
Religious Freedom
Who founded Pennsylvania
William Penn
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What are the names of the three original English colonial attempts?
Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth
What is the three leg trade route?
Triangular Trade
Which group of people founded Massachusetts?
Pilgrims or Separatists
Which religious group is home to Pennsylvania?
The Quakers
What were the main exports of the Southern colonies?
Tobacco, rice and indigo
Which Mountain range ran a long the colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains
The belief that the colonists existed to benefit the mother country
Mercantilism
Which colony was known for fur and lumber?
New Hampshire
What are the Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
Which colony had poor tobacco farmers?
North Carolina
Using a compass what side of the United States were the 13 Colonies on?
East
Why were the Navigation Acts put into place?
To ensure that only England benefited from colonial trade