New England Colonies
This colony was founded by the Pilgrims for religious freedom.
What is Plymouth?
These colonies were known as the 'breadbasket colonies.'
What are the Middle Colonies?
The Southern Colonies relied on plantations and what kind of labor?
What is enslaved labor?
Which region had the harshest winters?
What is New England?
In colonial times, most children’s education took place where?
What is at home?
The economy in New England was based on shipbuilding, fishing, and _______.
What is whaling?
This colony was founded by William Penn for religious tolerance for Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
This colony was founded as a safe place for Catholics.
What is Maryland?
Which region had the best soil and climate for large-scale farming?
What is the Southern Colonies?
Women in the colonies were expected to care for children and manage what?
What is the household?
This colony was founded by Roger Williams after he left Massachusetts.
What is Rhode Island?
Name two cash crops that grew well in the Middle Colonies
What are wheat and barley?
Georgia was founded to protect against attacks from which country to the south?
What is Spain?
The Middle Colonies had rivers that allowed for what type of transportation?
What is trade/shipping?
Town meetings were especially important in which region?
What is New England?
The Puritans wanted to create a 'city upon a hill.' What did this mean?
What is a model religious community?
Which two European groups settled heavily in the Middle Colonies?
Who are the Dutch and the Germans?
The main cash crop in Virginia was ___.
What is tobacco?
The Appalachian Mountains acted as a natural barrier to what?
What is westward expansion/settlement?
Who could vote in most colonies?
What is white, land-owning men?
Why was farming difficult in New England?
What is rocky soil and a cold climate?
Why were the Middle Colonies more diverse than New England or the South?
What is because people of many nations and religions settled there?
Why did plantations develop in the Southern Colonies?
What is the warm climate and fertile soil?
How did geography shape the economies of the colonies?
What is it determined what resources and jobs were available?
How did slavery impact colonial life in the South?
What is it made plantations successful but created a society dependent on slavery?