New England
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100

What 4 states made up New England during this time?

Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

100

What 4 states made up the Middle colonies during this time?

Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey

100

What 5 states made up the Southern colonies during this time?

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

100

True or false: Both boys and girl went to school.

True

100

What was the Magna Carta, and why was it important to the colonies?

A document from England limiting the power of the king. The colonists wanted the Magna Carta to apply to them too because they did not want a king to have absolute power.

200

What resources did the New England colonies have a lot of?

Forests and coastlines.

200

What crops did the Middle colonies grow?

Wheat, rye, and oats.

200

Why was the colony of Georgia created? Two reasons.

1. As a buffer zone between SC and FL.

2. To give prisoners and debtors a new start in life.

200

True or False: Boys and girls received the same education.

False. Boys would learn trades, run businesses, etc. but girls would learn how to keep house from their mothers.

200

What was the Englightenment?

People moved away from using religion to explain everything, and started using facts, knowledge, and science.

300

What industries did New England rely on, since they could not grow cash crops?

Shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing.

300

What main religious group settled in the Middle colonies?

The Quakers

300

What made the Southern colonies great for farming?

Fertile soil and mild winters

300

In the early years of the South, what jobs did women perform?

Working in fields and helping with construction projects.

300

What was the Great Awakening?

After the Enlightenment, religious leaders were worried people were moving away from religion. It was a religious revival.

400

What was the main belief about education in New England?

Both boys and girls went to school and learned how to read, so they could read the Bible.

400

Why did the Middle colonies have a reputation for religious tolerance?

They learned to respect each other's differences rather than fight over them.

400

What were the main cash crops in the South? There are 5.

1. Indigo

2. Rice

3. Cotton

4. Tobacco

5. Sugar

400

Who divided land in the New England colonies?

Town leaders divided up land among settlers

400

What is a guild?

A master craftsman who trained apprentices in their craft.

500

Why was slavery less common in New England, as opposed to the south?

Economy did not rely on cash crops, and needed fewer workers.

500

How did rivers contribute to the economy of the Middle colonies?

Mills were used to grind wheat into flour, rivers were used to transport crops and flour.

500

What jobs did enslaved workers do on plantations?

Planting and harvesting crops, woodwork, metalwork, and domestic chores.

500

New England towns were laid out how?

Around a common town center.

500

How did artisans receive an education, as opposed to receiving an education in a classroom?

They learned trades from the guilds.