Vocabulary
3 Regions of the colonies
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What is an area that is settled by a group of people from another country?

colony

100

What are the 3 regions of the 13 colonies?

New England, Middle, Southern

100

Roanoke Island is located off the coast of which colony?

North Carolina

100

What was the name of the first successful colony in Virginia?

Jamestown

100

Who did most of the work on the plantations?

slaves

200

What is a large farm that focuses on growing one type of crop?

plantation

200

What region are South Carolina and Virginia in?

Southern region

200

Roanoke Island is also called _____________.

The Lost Colony

200

Why were some children sent to North America from England?

They were orphans. 

200

What were the three main cash crops grown in the Southern region?

Tobacco, rice and indigo

300

What is the general weather and temperature of an area?

climate

300

What region are New York and Pennsylvania in?

The Middle region

300

Which country was claiming a lot of land and becoming rich?

Spain

300

What was an important crop that made a lot of money in Virginia?

tobacco

300

Seth's mom was sick from what disease, from working in the rice fields?

Swamp fever

400

What is a large land mass on Earth called?

continent

400

What region are New Hampshire and Massachusetts in?

The New England region

400

What was built on Roanoke Island, that 15 men stayed behind to guard?

A fort

400

What is the name of the Native American tribe that helped the colony of Jamestown?

The Powhatan

400

What were people called who agreed to work for 7 years on a plantation to have their boat ticket paid for?

indentured servants

500

What describes where a place is located and the type of weather it has?

geography

500

What region are New Jersey and Delaware in?

The Middle region

500

What was a clue that the people of Roanoke Island left behind?

The word CROATAN was carved in a tree. 

500

What day of the week did the colonists not have to work?

Sunday

500

Which continent did most of the slaves come from that were forced to work on the plantations?

Africa