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New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
100
producing just enough to meet the needs of one's families, with little left over to sell or exchange.
What is subsistence farming
100
Weathy landowners who acquired large riverfront estates.
Who are Patroons
100
Leader who established Maryland as a safe place for Catholics
Who is Lord Baltimore, Sir George Calvert
200
Shipbuilding, fishing and small business
What is commerce in New England
200
Some of the commercial endeavors of the Middle Colonies
What are carpentry, lumbering, small-scale manufacturing
300
Used for both church services and town meetings
What is the meetinghouse
300
Fertile soil and mild winters
What is the climate of the Middle Colonies
400
During the 1630's religious persecution and economic hard times in England drove more than 15,000 Puritans to travel to Massachusetts.
What is the Great Migration
400
Three groups of non-English immigrants in the Middle Colonies
Who are the Dutch, Swedish, and Germans
500
Group of people who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and start their own church
What are the Separatists/Pilgrims
500
William Penn's idea that people could live a life of pacifism, tolerance, and religious freedom
What is the Holy Experiment