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English Colonies 8-1
English Colonies
Question | Answer |
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What colonies make up the New England colonies? | New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island |
What 2 groups settled the New England colonies? | Pilgrims and Puritans |
For what reason did the English come to New England? | Religious freedom |
The New England colonies were not made up of plantations, but instead... | Towns |
What was a major industry in the New England colonies? | Timber/shipbuilding |
What colonies make up the Middle colonies? | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware |
Who settled Pennsylvania in the Middle colonies? | William Penn |
What religious group settled in the Middle colonies, and was accepting of all people? | Quakers |
Quakers believed all people are... | Equal |
What colonies make up the Southern Colonies? | Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia |
Southern Colonies are made up of large... | Plantations |
Who worked on the plantations? | Slaves |
What small island in the Caribbean attributed to the slave culture in the Carolina colony? | Barbados |
Why did the Southern Colonies focus on agriculture? | They had mild climates and fertile land |