Enter Category NamNew England Coloniese
What type of farming was primarily practiced in the New England Colonies?
What is subsistence farming?
What was a major cash crop grown in the Middle Colonies?
What is wheat?
What crops were primarily grown in the Southern Colonies?
What are tobacco, cotton, and rice?
Define "subsistence farming."
What is producing enough food for a farmer and their family but not enough to sell for profit?
Name one industry that was common in the New England Colonies due to their geographical features.
What is shipbuilding or textile production?
Which immigrants contributed to the diversity of the Middle Colonies?
Who are the Scotch-Irish, German, Dutch, and Swedish settlers?
How did the Southern Colonies' economy differ from the other two regions?
What is it relied on large-scale cash crop farming?
What is a "trading post"?
What is a small settlement established for the purpose of exchanging goods?
Which group of settlers in New England was known for their lack of tolerance towards other religious beliefs?
Who are the Puritans?
What type of industries were common in the Middle Colonies?
What are carpentry and flour making?
What was the role of slavery in the Southern Colonies' economy?
What is they relied on slaves for labor in cash crop farming?
What are the "Navigation Acts"?
What are laws passed to protect English shipping by restricting trade with other nations?
How did the geography of New England affect their economy?
What is the rocky soil made large-scale farming difficult?
How did the climate benefit farming in the Middle Colonies?
What is it allowed for larger farms due to fertile soil and a milder climate?
Which groups in the Southern Colonies opposed slavery?
Who are the Quakers and Puritans?
Explain what "smuggling" means in the context of colonial trade.
What is importing or exporting goods illegally?
What role did craftspeople play in the New England economy?
What are they provided goods and services, such as blacksmithing and shoemaking?
Name one large business that developed in the Middle Colonies.
What are lumber mills or iron works?
Describe the type of land that contributed to the success of cash crop farming in the Southern Colonies.
What is rich soil and a warm climate?
What does "arable" mean?
What is land that is capable of being plowed and used to grow crops?