New England Colonies
This New England colony was founded by Roger Williams in 1636 as a haven for religious freedom.
What is Rhode Island?
These four states made up the Middle Colonies.
What are New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?
These five states made up the Southern Colonies.
What are Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
This industry was important in New England due to its abundant forests.
What is shipbuilding or lumber?
In New England, towns were typically centered around this building.
What is the church?
These four states made up the New England Colonies.
What are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire?
The Middle Colonies were known as this due to their abundant grain production.
What is the "Breadbasket" of the colonies?
This cash crop was the primary agricultural product of Virginia.
What is tobacco?
The economy of the Middle Colonies was dominated by this type of agriculture.
What is grain farming?
The Middle Colonies were known for having this kind of atmosphere, which attracted various groups.
What is a tolerant atmosphere?
This industry thrived in New England due to its long coastline and proximity to fishing grounds.
What is fishing?
This industry thrived in the Middle Colonies, especially in Pennsylvania.
What is iron working?
The Southern Colonies relied heavily on this form of labor for their plantation economy.
What is enslaved labor or slavery?
These three products were the main "naval stores" produced in North Carolina.
What are tar, pitch, and turpentine?
In the Southern Colonies, this social class sought to recreate an aristocratic lifestyle.
Who is the English gentry?
New England's harsh winters and rocky soil led to this type of economic activity instead of large-scale farming.
What are Fishing, logging, and small farms?
The Middle Colonies were known for having this type of society, with various ethnic and religious groups.
What is a diverse or tolerant society?
This colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a haven for debtors and the poor.
What is Georgia?
This economic system, common in the Southern Colonies, involved large farms growing cash crops.
What is the plantation system?
New England put a strong emphasis on this, which led to high literacy rates.
What is education?
This religious group was the primary settler of the New England Colonies, seeking religious freedom.
Who are the Puritans?
This religious group, led by William Penn, was prominent in the founding of Pennsylvania.
Who are the Quakers?
These two cash crops were particularly important in South Carolina's economy.
What are rice and indigo?
This type of worker agreed to labor for a set period in exchange for passage to America.
Who is an indentured servant?
Unlike the other regions, Southern Colonies typically had this type of settlement pattern.
What are rural, spread-out settlements?