Farming Terms
This type of farming feeds only the farmer’s family.
Subsistence Farming
He founded Connecticut and helped write the Fundamental Orders.
Thomas Hooker
An old system where countries tried to get rich by trading and keeping gold.
Mercantilism
Why was the colony of Maryland founded?
As a safe haven for catholics
First written constitution in the colonies.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Which word means farming that makes money from crops like tobacco or sugar?
Cash Crop
He founded Pennsylvania as a place for religious freedom.
William Penn
This place along the coast lets ships dock and trade safely.
Natural Harbor
The country that ruled the 13 colonies
Great Britain
Early agreement for self-government signed by Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact
When farming spreads into new areas.
Agricultural Expansion
Who was the leader of Jamestown
Which Colony benefited from cash crops
Southern Colonies
What are the three G's?
God, Gold, and Glory
First elected assembly in the colonies.
Virginia House of Burgesses
This word means “related to farming and land.”
Agrarian
Why did Roger William and Anne Hutchinson found the colony of Rhode Island?
For religious toleration
Which Colony's economy depended on fishing, shipbuilding, and lumber?
New England Colonies
The law-making group in England
Parliament
Colonists wanted the same freedoms as people in England.
The rights of Englishmen
Farming that focuses on selling crops for money, not just eating
Commercial Profit
What year and what group founded Plymouth?
1620 and Pilgrims
What colony was known as the "breadbasket" colonies?
Middle Colonies
Who was the King of Great Britain at the time
King George lll
This policy let colonies govern themselves for a while.
Salutary Neglect