13 Colonies 1
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious Freedom
Why was the Roanoke colony called the lost colony?
Because all of the colonists disappeared
The first successful colony
Jamestown
Bringing goods into a country from another location.
Import
These people were forced to work on the plantations from sunup to sundown.
Slaves
They grew many grains like wheat and barley in what region?
The middle
What is an extra supply of something called?
Surplus
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
Who is a person who buys and sells goods?
A merchant
What was America's first ghost story
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
New England colonist became well known for this particular trade.
Shipbuilding
In 1620, The pilgrims signed the ______, which allowed for self-rule.
The Mayflower Compact
What was the most needed item made and repaired by the town blacksmith?
Horseshoes
He was one of our founding fathers and what was his job during the 7 Years War
Benjamin Franklin, printer.
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
Can you name all the 13 Colonies
Name the three main cash crops that were grown in the Southern Colonies.
Tobacco
Indigo
Cotton
Why were market towns often built near a river or waterways?
To transport crops and goods to the markets more easily.
What do you need to make a successful colony
Food, water, trees, good soil