Lesson7 Flashcards
The British included people from ________.
Scotland
Why did the economies of the colonial regions differed?
They had different resources.
Plantations specialized in producing ______________.
cash crops
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who agreed to work for an employer for a set period of time in order yo pay off a debt
What was founded to protect Puritans?
Massachusetts Bay
What state was founded to protect religious freedom?
Rhode Island
Who were mistreated in England because they practiced a different religion from most English people?
The Quakers
These insects that spread disease was a disadvantage of Maryland as a place to colonize
Mosquitoes
What state was founded to help poor debtors avoid jail?
Georgia
Because of New England’s climate and geography, its economy was based on ________________
whaling, fishing, and lumber
Large plantations of these crops
flourished in humid swampy colonies in the Southern colonies
rice, indigo, and cotton
Because propertied, male landowners could vote for representatives and the General Assembly could write their own laws, Colonists in Pennsylvania had ______________.
a more democratic government
What kind of geography and climate did New England Colonies have?
rocky soil, access to rivers and bays, and cold, harsh winters
Why was the mining industry important to the Middle Colonies, including Pennsylvania and New York
They were rich in iron, copper, and coal.
The___________ had some of the most diversity in both religion, resources from the land, and population from several countries in addition to being from England.
Middle Colonies
