Southern Colonies
What was an Important cash crop?
Indigo
Why were they known as "The Breadbasket Colonies"?
Because they produced so much grain.
How founded the New England Colonies?
Puritans
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey
The Middle Colonies
What was school like in the New England Colonies?
The boys and girls were able to learn, but only boys were allowed to go to college.
What is a plantation?
A farm that only produces one crop.
What were the Colonies based on?
Agriculture
What did the settlers do for work?
Fishing, Shipbuilding, and Whaling
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut
The New England Colonies
What was school like in the Middle Colonies?
Schools were private and girls were only allowed to learn if they were Quakers.
What was the climate like there?
Warm in the summer and cool in the winter.
What was the soil like?
Lush and Fertile.
What were the most important buildings in town?
The meeting house and the church.
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Maryland
The Southern Colonies
What was school like in the Southern Colonies?
Kids were taught at home and girls were not allowed to go to higher schooling
Where did all the slaves work?
On plantations.
Where was the wagon invented?
Pennsylvania
What was the soil like?
Rocky
What ocean was next to the 13 Colonies?
The Atlantic Ocean
What is dame school?
Where girls were taught to cook and clean.
What did the settlers do in their free time?
Making clothes, Sleigh riding and ice skating, Barn raising, Dances, and Plays.
What did their factories produce?
Iron
What made them so much money?
Fur trapping.
Where did the settlers come from?
New England
Were girls allowed into college?
No