Southern Colonies
Plantations developed in this region because of fertile land and long growing seasons.
What are the Southern Colonies?
Because of good harbors, the Middle Colonies focused heavily on this.
What is trade?
This colonial region's economy relied on fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding.
What are the New England Colonies?
These workers agreed to work for 4–7 years for passage to America.
Who were indentured servants?
This geographic feature helped colonies trade by making it easy for ships to dock.
What are natural harbors?
This was the major cash crop grown in Virginia.
What is tobacco?
The Middle Colonies were known as this nickname because they grew grains.
What is the "Breadbasket Colonies"?
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement to create this type of government.
What is a self-government with fair laws?
These people were brought to the Americas through Triangular Trade, on the Middle Passage, primarily for forced labor on plantations?
Who are enslaved Africans?
True or False? The New England economy was mostly based on farming and bread.
False
The Southern Colonies heavily relied on this group for labor.
Who were enslaved Africans?
This activity was NOT a major part of the Middle Colonies’ economy
What is plantations (large-scale cash crop plantations)?
This group wanted to reform the Church of England.
Who were the Puritans?
Indentured servants received this along with a passage to America.
What are food and shelter?
True or False? Many early Jamestown settlers died from sickness, unsafe water, and conflicts.
True
This Southern Colony was founded as a place for English debtors.
What is Georgia?
This man founded Pennsylvania.
Who is William Penn?
The Pilgrims established their colony in this location.
What is Plymouth?
True or False? Jamestown had a strong relationship with Native Americans in the early years.
False.
True or False? Cash crops made the Southern colonies successful.
True
Cash crops led to this kind of colonial economy in the South.
What is an agricultural economy?
Name of the grains grown in the Middle Colonies.
What is barley, oats, and wheat?
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded mainly for this reason.
What is religious freedom?
The Southern colonies depended this group of forced laborers to run their plantations.
Who are enslaved Africans?
This region had rocky soil, long winters, and relied less on farming
What are the New England Colonies?