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Fill in the ______
100
Which ocean did the colonists travel across to come to the "New World" ?
ATLANTIC OCEAN
100
This was an area of land where there were many workers that had lots of different kinds of jobs to do.
PLANTATIONS
100
What was the main reason that the English wanted to come to the "New World" ?
To find gold and other resources
100
What was the name of the first English colony that did not survive that even today people are not sure exactly what happened to it?
The Lost Colony of Roanoke...................................................BONUS: What state would we say is where Roanoke is located?
100
The Middle Colonies were known as _________________ because they grew so much wheat.
THE BREADBASKET OF THE COLONIES
200
1.) What continent did the French, Spanish, English, and Dutch colonists come from? . . . . . 2.) What continent is known as "The New World"?
1.) EUROPE . . . . . 2.) NORTH AMERICA
200
These people helped start the colony of Georgia after James Oglethorpe freed them from jail.
DEBTORS
200
What were 3 ways in which colonists in the New England colonies used trees?
1.) Build houses 2.) Build ships 3.) Make barrels BONUS: What country was timber exported to?
200
A Cooper was someone who........
Made barrels from wood and iron
200
Dutch settlers began building the town of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island which is in the present day city of _________________.
NEW YORK CITY
300
From what continent did the Spanish get replacement workers from after the Native Americans died off?
AFRICA...........................................BONUS: What continent is directly south of Africa?
300
2 answers here.....Many New England towns relied on themselves to do many jobs because they had Blacksmith's, Shoemaker's, and Ropemaker's working in their town. These workers also taught many young workers the skills of the trade.
SELF-SUFFICIENT AND APPRENTICE
300
Please tell me the 2 natural resources that helped the New England Colony do so well
1.) The forests provided timber that was used to build houses and ships. 2.) The ocean waters provided excellent fishing.
300
2 questions here...... (1) Which region did slaves play a role in producing goods? (2) Which crop is an important product of the Middle Colonies?
(1) Southern Region (2) Wheat
300
_______, _______, and ________ are cash crops that were produced in the Southern Colonies.
Tobacco, Rice, Cotton, or Indigo
400
What 3 continents were part of the triangular trade route that we read about in class?
1.) NORTH AMERICA 2.) EUROPE 3.) AFRICA
400
2 answers here....The Pilgrims were treated unfairly because of their beliefs and they decided to leave England and start their own settlement in North America.
PERSECUTION AND COLONY
400
What were 5 of the colonial jobs that were listed in the textbook?
Shoemaker, blacksmith, fisherman, cooper, printer, surveyor, miller, merchant, dressmaker, and farmer.
400
Why were so many explorers trying to find a "Northwest Passage"?
Because they thought it would make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
400
The Pilgrims were trying to join the colony at _____1______ but were pushed off course and they ended up at _____2_____.
1.) JAMESTOWN. . . . . 2.) PLYMOUTH . . . . . BONUS: When the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated their feast of Thanksgiving, what happened when they ran out of food?
500
Please name me the 3 colonial regions that we read about and tell me 3 states that were part of EACH region?
1.) New England Colonies: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island 2.) Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware 3.) Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
500
2 answers here....The Jamestown colony was growing rapidly. There was so much work to be done because there was a surplus of tobacco grown that replacement workers had to come over to help work.
CASH CROP and INDENTURED SERVANTS...............................BONUS: Who was the leader of the Jamestown Colony?
500
Please tell me some possible things that could have been traded during the triangular trade route.
Start in Boston: (Timber, rum, cash crops, iron goods) to Africa. From Africa: (Captive Africans and gold) to the West Indies. From West Indies: (Sugar, molasses, and Captive Africans) back to Boston
500
1.) The French started their colonies in present day........... 2.) The Spanish started their colonies in present day............ 3.) The English started their colonies in present day.............
The French: Canada . . . . . .The Spanish: Mexico . . . . . . The English: The east coast of the US
500
The Southern Colonies had ___1___ soil, a warm ___2___, and plenty of ___3___, and they developed an economy based on ____4____.
1.) fertile . . . 2.) climate . . . 3.) rain . . . 4.) farming