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Colonies Flashcards

This is about traits of the New England, Southern, and Middle Colonies in America. It also includes important events and dates in colonial times as well as key locations and vocabulary. In addition, it will have the locations of the 13 colonies.

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1298088683Rocky soil, cold climate, long wintersNE (New England Colonies)1
1298088684Mild climate, fertile soilM (Middle Colonies)2
1298088685Warm climate, very fertile soilS (Southern Colonies)3
1298088686Shortest growing seasonNE (New England Colonies)4
1298088687Longest growing seasonS (Southern Colonies)5
1298088688Region with the most slavesS (Southern Colonies)6
1298088689Region with the fewest slavesNE (New England)7
1298088690Many plantations that required many slavesS (Southern Colonies)8
1298088691Many small farms (so, slavery isn't important)NE (New England)9
1298088692Traded mainly with England and the CaribbeanNE (New England)10
1298088693Traded mainly with only EnglandS (Southern Colonies)11
1298088694Traded with England and the other coloniesM (Middle Colonies)12
1298088695PuritansNE (New England Colonies)13
1298088696Home of Roger WilliamsNE (New England Colonies)14
1298088697"Bread basket" of colonies (exported/grew lots of wheat)M (Middle Colonies)15
1298088698Town meetings were very importantNE (New England Colonies)16
1298088699Exported fish, fur, and rumNE (New England Colonies)17
1298088700Successful nautical work/ shipbuildingNE (New England Colonies)18
1298088701Lumber was importantNE (New England Colonies)19
1298088702Most religious toleranceM (Middle Colonies)20
1298088703Agriculture was VERY importantS (Southern Colonies)21
1298088704Successful businesses and craftspeopleM (Middle Colonies)22
1298088705Many large cities, most diverse culture and customs, most cosmopolitanM (Middle Colonies)23
1298088706Biggest colonies (in terms of geographical size)S (Southern Colonies)24
1298088707Home of William PennM (Middle Colonies)25
1298088708Cash crops such as: tobacco, rice, and indigoS (Southern Colonies)26
1298088709Lack of fresh water, starvation, uncomfortable heat, hostile natives, saltwater poisoning, inexperienced workers, death of leaders, threat of Spanish spies, sickness, and dangerous weaponsProblems that the Jamestown settlers faced27
1298088710New YorkM (Middle Colonies)28
1298088711PennsylvaniaM (Middle Colonies)29
1298088712DelawareM (Middle Colonies)30
1298088713New JerseyM (Middle Colonies)31
1298088714MassachusettsNE (New England Colonies)32
1298088715ConnecticutNE (New England Colonies)33
1298088716Rhode IslandNE (New England Colonies)34
1298088717New HampshireNE (New England Colonies)35
1298088718VirginiaS (Southern Colonies)36
1298088719GeorgiaS (Southern Colonies)37
1298088720North CarolinaS (Southern Colonies)38
1298088721South CarolinaS (Southern Colonies)39
1298088722MarylandS (Southern Colonies)40
1298088723Differences between the French and English coloniesFrench invested in fur, English colonized41
1298088724What were the four (4) main reasons for English colonists to come to the New World?Political freedom, religious tolerance, economic opportunity, and land42
1298088725A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nationColony43
1298088726A group of strict, religious people who lived in the New England Colonies and strove to be the "perfect society"Puritans44
1298088727Crops that are grown to be soldCash crops45
1298088728A group of colonists who settled at PlymouthPilgrims46
1298088729Farming for economic purposesAgriculture47
1298088730Large farms that typically grew cash cropsPlantations48
1298088731Someone who gives years in service in exchange for passage to AmericaIndentured servant49
1298088732A series of mountain ranges in North America, spreading all over Eastern AmericaAppalachian Mountains50
1298088733A plant that can be made into blue dyeIndigo51
1298088734"Green Gold"Tobacco52
1298088735A man from New England who believed in fair rights for Native Americans, religious toleration, the of religion in state, and the founder of Rhode IslandRoger Williams53
1298088736Person who lives in the colonies of a "mother country"Colonist54
1298088737To establish a colonyColonize55
1298088738The idea/concept that a nation success depends on being wealthy. The concept is also about using successful colonies to increase wealthMercantilism56
1298088739The country from which colonists came from and are still a part of"Mother Country"57
1298088740Occupation/trades that required specialized skills and talentsCrafts58

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