Early Colonization
Florida was a colony settled by...
Spain
What are the three regions of the 13 colonies
New England , Middle/Chesapeake , Southern
The Pilgrims who settled in Massachusetts practiced a conservative form of Christianity and called themselves...
Puritans
This southern most colony intended to be a buffer from Florida was settled by prisoners and debtors
Georgia
To sell goods outside of your country
Export
Before it was renamed New York by the British this Dutch colony was originally named...
New Amsterdam
This region produced cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, and indigo
Southern
After indentured servants failed to provide a stable long term labor source, colonists turned to these people to work farms
Name one of the two colonies settled around Chesapeake Bay
Virginia , Maryland
Food/Crop grown only to be sold
Cash Crop
This was the first British colony settled in Virginia.
Jamestown
This region was home to several shipping ports
New England
What are two examples of cash crops?
Tobacco Cotton Indigo
The name of the Ocean that all colonies border
Atlantic Ocean
An ______ area has city life, whereas a _______ area is mostly farmland.
Urban , Rurual
This New England city and colony was where the Pilgrims landed on the Mayflower.
Plymouth, Mass.
These four colonies make up the New England region
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
This religious revival led by pastors was the first national movement in America
Great Awakening
The ______ colonies had an agrarian economy, where as the ______ colonies focused on trading and manufacturing. This economic division would be lead to further cultural and economic separation in the future.
Southern, Northern
The name of a political leader, within the colonies.
Governor
These people were the first labor source in the colonies, working for 5-7 years before earning freedom
Indentured servants
These four colonies make up the south
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
The route between Africa and the colonies that transported cash crops for slaves was known as
Triangular Trade Route/The Middle Passage
The northern most colony which occupied what is now modern day Maine.
Massachusetts
The region where slaves were originally imported before Africa, it was where Columbus originally landed as well.
West Indies