Southern Colonies
List at least 2 physical characteristics of the Southern Colonies
What was one economic activity unique to the New England Colonies?
fishing, whaling, ship building, rum production, lumber sales
Describe the climate and soil of the Middle Colonies
Average Climate, Average Soil
Compare the climate and soil of the New England Colonies versus the climate and soil of the Southern Colonies
New England- cold climate, rocky soil
Southern Colonies- warm climate, fertile soil
Why did the Spanish establish colonies in North America?
Who did the labor of producing cash crops in the South?
Enslaved Africans
What is the primary religion in the New England Colonies (be more specific than Christian)
Puritan
What was the MAJOR religion of the Middle Colonies?
Quakers
Compare the slave population between the Southern Colonies and New England Colonies
Southern Colonies- many slaves
New England- Few slaves
What is the ONLY colony in the South NOT established for economic reasons? What was it founded for?
Maryland (founded for religious freedom of Catholics)
List the three (3) major cash crops of the Southern Colonies
Tobacco, Rice, and Indigo
What two people were kicked out of Massachusetts and founded Rhode Island?
WHO is the founder of Pennsylvania?
William PENN
What is the ONLY colonial region that produces a manufactured good? (You must tell me what good they produce)
New England (produce rum)
What are the three (3) port cities of the Thirteen Colonies?
Charleston, New York, and Boston
Most of the land in the Southern Colonies was taken up by _______________
Plantations
List the two physical characteristics of the New England Colonies that made ship building so successful
deep harbors for building/docking/trading
thick forests for lumber
What did the Middle Colonies trade?
-grains (oats, wheat, barley)
-iron works
-livestock
Which colony is the MOST tolerant and inclusive?
Pennsylvania (Quakers: religiously tolerant AND called for the equality of all)
What is the first written constitution of the British Colonies? Who wrote it?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Written by Thomas Hooker
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe?
How did the New England Colonies indirectly profit from slavery?
They produced rum from the sugar grown on Caribbean plantations
The Quakers were abolitionists-- what is an "abolitionist"?
Someone who is anti-slavery/is calling for the end of slavery.
Compare the diversity of the Southern Colonies' economy to the diversity of the Middle Colonies' economy
The South was purely focused on cash crops (not diverse), while the Middle Colonies sold crops, iron work, and live stock (a more diverse economy).
What is the difference between religious tolerance and religious freedom?
Tolerance is about accepting OTHER religions
Freedom is about your OWN religion