It's a Regional Thing- You Wouldn't Understand
Name one of the three distinctions colonies were based upon.
Climate, Resources, People
What type of farming, which grows only enough food for one's family, was used in New England?
Subsistence farming
What city was known for its trade and rapid growth at this time?
NYC
Why did it not work to enslave Native Americans in the South?
Died of disease, were able to escape in known country
What was the name for the region of dense forests and rushing streams near the Appalachian Mountains?
Backcountry
Which colonies enslaved Africans to work on plantations?
Southern
Name a way slaves were used in New England.
House servants, cooks, gardeners, stable-hands, on docks, in shops, in warehouses
What was the nickname for the Middle Colonies because of the amount of grain they produced?
"Breadbasket Colonies"
What group was used as slaves before Africans?
Indentured Servants
With what did the first European in the Backcountry pay for goods they purchased from Native Americans?
Buckskins
Which colonies had the largest group of settlers?
New England
Name a reason for the decline in the Puritan religion.
Drive for economic success competed with Puritan ideas, increasing competition from other religious groups, political changes (Religious freedom for all protestants, right to vote based on property ownership and not church membership)
What city was known for its extravagant buildings such as Independence Hall?
Philadelphia
worked slowly, damaged goods & tools, did things incorrectly
What percentage of the enslaved African in America lived in the Southern Colonies in 1750?
85%
Which colonies attracted immigrants from all over Europe?
Middle
Describe the three routes of the triangular trade and what was transported during each route.
Rum & Iron to Africa, Slaves and Gold to West Indies, Sugar and Molasses to New England
What was the largest European immigrant group in the Middle Colonies other than the English?
German
Why wasn't there a need for large cities, like the ones in New England, in the South?
They were self-sufficient.
Navigation Acts
Which region attracted a lot of Scots-Irish immigrants?
Backcountry
Besides fishing, how did the Atlantic Ocean offer economic Opportunities?
Shipbuilding, trade
What was practiced by the Dutch in New York and the Quakers in Pennsylvania that made settling there attractive?
Religious Tolerance
From what time of day to what time of day did slaves work?
"Can see" to "Can't see"
What percentage of the Middle Colonies' population was enslaved?
7%