Regions
What region had rocky soil, fishing, and shipbuilding?
New England
What system meant colonies supplied raw materials to England?
Mercantilism
What was a person who worked for a set number of years for passage to America?
Indentured servant
Who did the colonists obey?
The British King
What war was fought between Britain and France in North America?
The French and Indian War
What colonies were called the “breadbasket colonies”?
Middle Colonies
What were large farms in the South operated by slave labor called?
Plantations
What labor system grew as indentured servants became scarcer?
Slavery
Why did some Protestants and Pilgrims come to America?
For religious freedom
What did the French and Indian War help the colonies do?
Unite
What region had warm weather and grew tobacco, rice, and indigo?
Southern Colonies
What type of business was important in New England?
Trade
What weakened Native populations?
European Disease
What did Native Americans teach some colonists?
How to grow food and survive
This young Virginia officer gained early military experience during the war.
George Washington
What regions included Boston, New York, and Philadelphia?
Urban trade centers
What was a major cash crop in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco
What did some Europeans come to America for?
Land, wealth, and religious freedom
Why did conflicts happen between colonists and Native Americans?
For land and resources
This geographical region was a major reason for the conflict between Britain and France.
The Ohio River Valley
What region had the hardest farming because of harsh winters and poor soil?
New England
What labor systems used people on plantations?
Slavery and Indentured Servitude
What labor system became central to colonial life in the South?
Slavery
What meetings let colonists vote and discuss local issues?
Town meetings
This Founding Father promoted colonial unity through the Albany Plan of Union and the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon published in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
Benjamin Franklin