Unit 7 Flashcards
Massachusetts founded New England colony
Puritans wanted to create a community based on there religious blef
Geography Massachusetts New England
Rocky, soil, forest, clean water, cold winters.
Economy Massachusetts New England
Farming, lumbering, whaling, shipbuilding, fishing.
Government Massachusetts New England
Men who were members of the puritan church only could vote.
Rhode Island founded New England
Rhode Island was founded so that people could freely practice different religions.
Geography Rhode Island New England
Good soil, rain, rivers, good forest, harsh winters.
Economy Rhode Island New England
Farming, trading, timbers, slaves.
Government
Only men were allowed to vote but they didn’t need to be in puritan church.
New York middle colony
The Dutch came to the colony to set up for trading post.
Geography middle colony New York
Cold winters, hot and moist in the summer.
Government middle colony Pennsylvania
Before coming to America, penn was put in jail several times for his beliefs. He wanted to start a colony where quakers could live safely.
Economy middle colony
Trading, miners, slaves, farmers, trappers, sailors, craft men.
Economy middle colony Pennsylvania
Farmers, miners, Timbers, lumbering, slaves, merchants, craft men.
Pennsylvania middle colony
William pen wanted to start a colony where quakers could live safely.
Geography middle colony Pennsylvania
Rich soil, rivers, winters were cold and snowy.