Colonial Regions
This colonial region’s economy relied on shipbuilding, trade, and fishing
What are the New England Colonies?
Colonists in New England often worked in this industry due to access to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is fishing (or shipbuilding)?
Puritans were most influential in shaping this colonial region’s society.
What is New England?
The rocky soil and long winters made farming difficult in this region.
What is New England?
This type of laborer agreed to work for several years in exchange for passage to the colonies.
What is an indentured servant?
Known as the “breadbasket,” this region produced large amounts of grain and had a diverse population
What are the Middle Colonies?
his crop was one of the most important exports of the Southern Colonies
What is tobacco (also rice or indigo
Quakers, who believed in religious tolerance, settled mainly in this Middle Colony.
What is Pennsylvania?
This region had the best climate and soil for large-scale farming.
What are the Southern Colonies
In which region was enslaved African labor MOST heavily used?
The Southern Colonies
Large plantations, cash crops, and enslaved African labor were key in this colonial region.
What are the Southern Colonies?
The Middle Colonies’ fertile soil allowed them to grow and export large amounts of this staple food
What is wheat?
Which region was the most religiously diverse?
What are the Middle Colonies?
The Middle Colonies were located between which two regions?
Between New England and the Southern Colonies.
Which colonial region relied the least on enslaved Africans?
New England Colonies.
Puritans settled in this region and shaped its government and society with strict religious rules.
What is New England?
Why was farming more successful in the Southern Colonies than in New England?
Because of fertile soil, a warm climate, and a long growing season.
How did religion affect politics in New England?
Government was closely tied to the church; leaders were often church members
Which geographical feature helped New England become a hub for trade?
Natural harbors and access to the Atlantic Ocean.
Compare labor in the Middle and Southern Colonies.
The Middle Colonies used mostly family labor and hired workers (indentured servants), while the Southern Colonies relied heavily on enslaved Africans
Which colonial region had the fewest cities, because of large farms?
What are the Southern Colonies? Because plantations were spread out over large areas of land.
Compare the economies of the Middle and New England Colonies. What is one similarity and one difference?
Both traded goods, but New England relied on fishing/shipbuilding, while the Middle Colonies relied on grain farming.
Compare the Southern and Middle Colonies: how was religion similar between them?
Both allowed religious diversity
How did geography influence the spread of cities in the Southern Colonies compared to New England?
Because plantations were far apart, people didn’t need towns as much as in New England.
How did each colonial region’s geography affect the kind of work people did?
New England had small farms and fishing, the Middle Colonies had family farms and grain, and the Southern Colonies used enslaved Africans on plantations.