Chapter 5, Flashcards
(26 cards)
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
