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13 Colonies
Question | Answer |
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What are the New England colonies? | MA, CT, RI, NH |
What are the Middle Colonies? | NY, NJ, PA, DE |
What are the Southern Colonies? | VA, MD, NC, SC, GA |
What Colonies were founded for practicing for founded for religion, political freedom and to trade and fish? | New England colonies |
What colonies were founded for new land over Dutch, trading and farming and establishment of the Qaukers | Middle Colonies |
Why were the Southern Colonies founded? | For gold, Catholic refuge, farming, and refuge for debtors. |
What climate and geography did the New England colonies have? | 4 distinct seasons, harsh Winters, thin and rocky soil, thick forests. |
What colony had fertile soil, cold Winters but hot Summers, long wide rivers and was near the Atlantic ocean? | The Middle Colonies. |
What colony had hot steamy summers, mild winters,swampland, fertile soil and a long growing season? | The Southern Colonies. |
What are the New England colonies economy? | Timber for ships, barrels,and homes, fishing and whaling, farming and fur trade |
What are the Middle Colonies economy? | Large farms "Breadbasket of the colonies"(wheat), flour mills, iron mining,and fur trade. |
What colonies had a economy of Farming,timber and crops that include tobacco, rice and indigo? | The Southern Colonies |
What colony had a government of allowing to vote for certain religion others could vote for owning land but only white men could? | The New England Colonies. |
What economy did the Middle colonies have? | Some colonies had a governor appointed by the king some allowed white male landowners to vote for assembly members |
What government did the Southern colonies have? | Some had a governor make decisions some allowed white male landowners to vote for assembly members. in GA the king controlled the colony and allowed WMLs to vote for assembly members. |
What colony had fewer slaves that worked in a town learned a trade/skill some than south some were able to take extra jobs and earn money? | The New England colonies. |
What colony had fewer slaves that worked in a town learned a trade/skill some than south some were able to take extra jobs and earn money? | The Middle colonies |
What was the Southern`s slavery? | Much larger population of slaves to work on plantations. less chance of earning money. |