New England Colonies
meeting house
The Southern Colonies relied on the work of _______ to run their plantations
slaves
The Middle Colonies were considered the __________ of the colonies
bread basket
What do we no longer learn in school today, but we would have learned back in Colonial America?
Etiquette/How to be Polite
What is the difference between trading and purchasing?
trading exchanges two items, purchasing uses money to exchange for an item.
The largest city in New England was:
Boston
What were the Southern Colonies' cash crops?
tobacco, indigo, and rice.
The economy of the Middle Colonies was based mostly around ________
wheat
Define Apprentice
someone who learns a skill by working for an experienced person
What does it mean to barter?
To negotiate
New England Colonies were considered self-sufficient, meaning...?
they were able to take care of their own needs without help
This colony was set up to help debtors.
Georgia
William Penn began the colony of ___________ as a place for ____________, who believed people could worship God without going to church.
Pennsylvania, Quakers
Colonial families often _______________ together for entertainment
Read
Define Profit
What you made AFTER you take out what you started with.
The New England economy was based on ___________
fishing and timber
Which items, from the colonies, were traded in West Africa for slaves?
guns (and other goods)
Most of the towns built in New England and the
Middle Colonies centered around a ________
town common
What are the 4 different types of places you could live in the 13 colonies
City, Family Farm, Plantation, or Town
When supply is low and demand is high, who benefits? The seller or the consumer?
Many _____________ settlements were built in Massachusetts during the 1630s.
Puritan
What did it mean to be a "proprietary colony"
the land was controlled by an individual or a group of owners
Which place was renamed New York City in 1644?
New Netherland
Why were the colonies home to so many different types of religions?
Because the colonies were set up as places where people could practice their religion freely.
What is the benefit to the consumer when supply is high, but demand is low?
The consumer can negotiate a better price.