13 Colonies Flashcards
What is the landscape like in the middle colonies?
Their are valleys and wooded mountains
What was mainly focused on in the middle colonies?
Growing Staple crops, and trading.
What are staple crops? List three examples.
They are crops that are always needed. Such as wheat, barley, and oats.
What was the landscape like in the New England Colonies?
It was rocky and hilly, had dense forest
What is the Soil like in the Middle colonies?
The solid is rich along the coast.
What is the climate like in the winters of the New England colonies?
They were long and cold.
Where is the New England colonies located?
Near the ocean.
What did the New England colonies focus on?
They focused on trade, fishing, and ship buliding
Who worked in the New England colonies? List three examples.
Skilled craftsmen such as blacksmiths, weavers, shipbuilders and printers.
What was the landscape like in the southern colonies?
There was rivers and wetlands that merged with the sea.
What was the soil like in the southern colonies?
The soil was rich.
What is the climate like in the southern colonies?
It’s hot and wet.
What did the southern colonies focus on? List three examples.
They focused on farming cash crops such as Tobacco, rice, and indigo. Also producing materials for shipbuilding.
What is a plantation?
A large farm that specializes in growing one kind of crop for profit. Mainly using slaves
