13 Colonies 1
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious Freedom
True or False? Many skilled craftsmen and artisans lived in the middle colonies.
True
Name 2 of the 5 main cash crops in the Southern Colonies.
tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton, sugar
Bringing goods into a country from another location.
Import
Citizens in the ________ colonies elected representatives to attend the colonial legislatures and vote/speak for them.
Middle Colonies
This region grew many grains like wheat and barley?
Middle Colonies
__________ signed a contract to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the New World.
In what region were children tutored at home?
Southern
What is a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country?
A colony
Sending goods to another location in order to sell.
Export
Name the religious group that mainly lived in the middle colonies.
Quakers
These crops are grown for money and not for personal use.
Cash crops
Citizens in the ______ Colonies enjoyed self-government, which means that they created/made laws together and everyone agreed to follow the laws that were created.
New England Colonies
Farmers used this tool to dig up the fields during colonial times.
A plow
New England colonist became well known for this particular trade.
Shipbuilding
Children went to one room school houses in which two regions?
Northern and Middle
What was the main economic activity in the middle colonies?
Farming/Agriculture
Why were the Southern Colonies a place for religious freedom?
Plantations, farms, and homes were spread out and people generally weren’t concerned with the religious beliefs of their neighbors.
Who was one of the most important tradesmen throughout the colonies?
A blacksmith
What do you call a person who is learning a trade by working with someone that is skilled in that field?
Apprentice
Name 3 reasons why it was difficult to grow crops in the New England colonies.
Very Cold
Long winters
Hard, rocky soil
What nickname did the Middle Colonies earn?
Breadbasket
What types of people were eligible to vote in Southern Colonies?
Free, White men who owned property.
Why were market towns often built near a river or waterways?
To transport crops and goods to the markets more easily.
Which religious group heavily influenced people in the New England Colonies?
Puritans