the colonies Flashcards
What are the 13 colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What are the financial opportunities for the 13 colonies
The unexplored land, vary resources and the low of Primogenture
What is the advantage of the region
The natural resources
What are the two parts of natural resources
The living resources and nonliving resources
What provide the natural resources
The earth
What are some of the living resources
Plants, trees and animals
How can people use the living resources
They can get food, build shelter and make clothes to live
What are some of the nonliving resources
Minerals, water and soil
What did natural resources provide
Raw materials
What can raw materials do
They are used to make products
Where did people use natural resources to do
They used the natural resources to engage in economic activities
What is economic activity
Production, distribution, consumption of goods and services
Why shipbuilding is one of the most important economic activities
Because there are a lot of timers to use
How can natural resources affect the colonies
It shapes how the colonies developed.
What did the 13 colonies use to exchange the manufactured goods
The raw materials and agricultural product ( timer&tobacco)
What colonies are in the new England colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut
What colonies are in the middle colonies
New York , New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania
What colonies are in the southern colonies
Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina
How was the climate in New England Colonies
mild, short summers; long, cold winters
How was the weather in Middle Colonies
Humid summers; cold snowy winters or mild summers and winters
How was the weather in Southern Colonies
Warm, humid plentiful rainfall
What are the physical features in New England Colonies
Mountain, forests, rivers and poor soil
What are the physical features in Middle Colonies
Mountains, plains, hills, rivers and fertile soil
What are the physical features in Southern Colonies
Rich soil, rivers, coastal, lowlands, deep forests and grasslands
