colonies Flashcards
name the new england colonies
maine, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, new hampshire
what was the geography of the new england colonies
they had thin rocky soil and lots of trees that were not good to farm on
how were each of the new england colonies founded
mostly founded for religious freedom home of the pilgrims and puritans
what did people do to make money in the new england colonies
whaling fur trading ship buliding and lumber
what was the daily life in the new england colonies
religion freedom children would learn a lot and a ton of jobs
triangular trade what was it and who was involved
africa west indies england europe thirteen colonies and it was a trade rout for people to trade stuff other people didint have
name the middle colonies and describe there geography
pennsylvania delaware new jersey new york great soil plenty of sun and rain many wide rivers for transporting goods
what economic activities did people rely on in the middle colonies to make a living
lumber trading live stock fur farming
what product was grown in the middle colonies and what was typically done with after it was harvested
wheat rye corn and then they would make some bread
what was the nick name for the middle colonies
the bread basket
what was the city of brotherly love
philadelpia
name the 5 southern colonies
georgia maryland virgina south caronilna north carolina
why were the southern colonies able to have plantations
good soil good summer slaves owned large plantations
how were plantation owners different then the backcountry farmers
they did the farming by them self
what were the 3 main cash crops grown in the southern colonies
tabacco rice indigo
