All About The Colonies Flashcards
States in the Southern Colonies
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What was the main cash crop for the southern colonies?
Tobacco
What did southern agriculture depend on
Slavery
What is entail?
Land can never be broken up by inheritance
What is primogeniture?
Only the oldest son could inherit a land grant
What states were in the New England colonies?
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
What group of people was persecuted in England because they had different religious beliefs?
Puritans
Who were the pilgrims?
Mayflower
Persecuted in England because they were worshiping the way they wanted
Established Plymouth rock, survived with the help of the Indians
What states are in the middle colonies?
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Describe the middle colonies
They were known as the “bread colonies”because of the surplus food they produced