The 13 Colonies Flashcards
Which colonies made up New England?
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Conneticut
Which Colonies made up the Middle Colonies?
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Which Colonies made up the Southern Colonies?
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
When did the Revolution Break Out?
1775
Which Southern Colony was the first permanent settlement?
What was the last?
Virginia
Georgia
Why were the Southern Colonies Successful?
Rich Soil, Long Growing Season, and warm climate made a large agricultural economy, growing and selling cash crops.
What were the Southern Colonies’ main cash crops?
Rice
Indigo
Tobacco
Who worked the large southern plantations?
Indentured Servants and African Slaves
When did the first African Slaves arrive in the Colonies?
1619 in Virginia
Who had the primary political power in the southern colonies?
Aristocratic Coastal Plantation Owners vs small farm owners
They had a bigger government influence as well as economic influence
Where was Tobacco the main cash crop?
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
What was the main cash crop in South Carolina?
South Carolina
Georgia
Why did the Southern Colonies have the closest ties with England?
Because they traded their crops primarily with England through agents.
What characterized Southern Social Life?
Dancing
Card Playing
Cotillions
Hunts
Community Dinners
Southerners were optimistic in temperament compared to the negative northerners
There was a lot of opportunity for the poor to move up in social status. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
