Founders
Name the colony founded by Roger Williams, who believed in religious freedom?
Name the colonies of this region
What are "Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire?"
Name the colonies in this region
What are "New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania?"
The 4 colonies of the South
What are the "regions of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina?"
When a group of people take over another country or region.
What is "colonization?"
What is the name of the colony founded by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors (people who owe money) to start over?
What is Georgia?
Name the most important economic activities in New England and what it was known for
What is "shipbuilding, fishing, and trade?"
Why was this region called the Breadbasket?
What is "farmers grew wheat, barley, oats, and other crops."
What was the main economic activity?
What is "agriculture and farming?"
An agricultural crop that is grown to sell for profit
What is "a cash crop?"
In which colony was the first permanent English settlement, Jamestown, founded in 1607?
What is Virginia?
These features of the geography and climate in New England made farming difficult.
What is "rocky soil and a short growing season with long, cold winters and mild summers?"
What was the population of the Middle Colonies known for?
What is "a diverse population made up of people from many European countries?"
Name cash crops grown in South
What are "tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton?"
A settlement established by a group of people from another country
What is " a colony?"
This colony was founded by a British Quaker, William Penn, as a safe haven for Quakers and other religious groups.
What is Pennsylvania?
Pilgrims and Puritans colonized New England mainly seeking this
What is religious freedom?
The European nation that had the most influence in the colonization of the Middle region.
What is "Dutch, from the Netherlands?"
Name the factors that made this region well-suited for growing cash crops?
What is "rich soil and a warm climate?"
economic gain
What is "the pursuit of financial profit or advantage?"
What is "disease, loss of land, and pushing them out of their living space?"
Why did Puritans believe children should learn to read and write and established schools for them?
What is "education was highly valued and they believed every person should be able to read the Bible."
Describe the geography of this region.
What is "rich soil, rivers, forests, and open plains?"
Describe the social hierarchy in these colonies.
What are "wealthy plantation owners and nobles with political power at the top with small farmers, artisans, laborers, and enslaved people at the lowest level?"
persecution
What is "the mistreatment or harassment of groups or individuals based on their beliefs or characteristics?"