13 Colonies
The Puritans came over to the new world in search of what?
Religious Freedom (Purify)
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
This source comes for a person who experienced the event
Primary
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
Which religious group heavily influenced people in the New England Colonies?
Puritans
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
What is the reason why colonies settled on rivers/coastlines?
To transport crops and goods to the markets more easily.
New England colonist became well known for this particular trade.
Fishing or Shipbuilding
Children went to one-room school houses in which region?
New England
What was the main economic activity in the middle colonies?
Farming/Agriculture (Growing wheat & grains)
What types of people were eligible to vote in Southern Colonies?
Free, White men who owned property.
Provide three examples of primary sources
Diary, Interview, Autobiography, Poem, Letter, Speeches
This act granted Christians the right to practice their religion freely in Maryland
Toleration Act of 1649
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
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.
Which colony was known as a "City upon a hill?"
Massachusetts Bay
Name ALL of the 13 colonies
Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia