Chapter 5, Flashcards
New Englands geography was shaped by ______
Glaciets
The English settlers established __ colonies
13
New englands winters were ___ and __ cold
Long and bitter
When the glaciers from new england melted they dropped ____ soil in the hills and valleys of the ____ colonies
Fertile and middle
Farmers used _____ to sell their crops and to bring ____ to their farm
River boats and supplies
Middle colony colonists ____ and ___ animals such as ____ and_____
Hunted,trapped,deer,beavers
The southern colonies are a ____ world of ____ bays and ____
Watery,river,wetlands
Many southern colonists grew ___ ___
Cash crops
___ religion shaped the goverment of the __________
Puritan / massachusetts bay colony
The law required __ people to attend ___ ___
All/ church services
In massachusetts bay colony ____ could attend a town meeting but only ___ who _____ could ___
Everyone , men, who owned property, vote
On sundays the town gathered at the _________ for ___
Meeting house / church
Who is Roger Williams
A dissenter who wanted more religous freedom
Who was Thomas Hooker
Wanted to form a new colony where all men could vote even if they weren’t church members
____became a center for New England’s growing___ industry
Boston / ship building
___ are used to make products such as ___ for _____
Whales , oil , lamps
The shipping route between north america ___ and ___ formed an imaginary ____ and became know as the _________
Europe , africa , triangle , triangular trade
In ___ traders bought ____ people who had been captured
Africa , africa
New englands families were ____ often with ___ or ___ children
Large / 6 / 7
Most light came from — and —- a —- was kept burning at all times
Lamps and candles a cooking fire
Wealthier families might have a
Second story or loft
Name 3 things a colonial men/boys do
Care for farm animals
Bring in wood for fire place
Help build and repair building
Name 3 things colonial women/ girls do
Cook food
Make soap and candles
Help with planting and harvesting
____ was the first college in the thirteen colonies
Harvard
What sports did colonists play
Town ball, horse racing, bowling
The renewed intrest in religion is known as the
Great awakening
