Colonies Notes Flashcards
What were the northern colonies?
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Even though the area had been explored earlier, the colonies were settled between what?
Canada & France
Spain & South
What were the middle colonies?
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
What were the southern colonies?
Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Maryland
What we think are big cities now at the the were nothing more than small ________
Villages
Even though there were set boundaries for the colonies, most colonies used the Atlantic Ocean as an eastern border, and the __________ was the western boundary
Appalachian Mountains
When people set up their first colonies, ________ was the most important decision on where to settle.
Water
The northern colonies were very _______
Wooded/Forrest
Because of this, the jobs the colonists had were
Ship building
Lumber jacks
Merchants
Where did the quakes settle?
Pennsylvania
Where did the puritans settle?
Massachusetts
The natives treated the colonists ________ in the beginning
Very nicely
What does proprietary mean?
To make money from property
The southern colonies were very different because the soil was ________
Fertile
What did this soil lead to?
Large plantations
What was a major crop in the south?
Cotton
Slavey was not important as a what?
Indentured servant
What did indentured servants mean?
They got a free trip to the new world in exchange for 5-7 years of service
What was Roanoke
An early English settlement in virginia which disappeared
What was Jamestown?
The first successful English settlement/colony.
John smith was a military man who said no work no food
What was St.Augustine?
The first organized city in the US founded by the Spanish
