Colonies

Front

Why did colonists settle among coastline? (near the ocean)

Back

They were easy to reach by ship.

Front

What could the southern colonies do that other regions could not?

Back

grow cash crops

Front

Quakers lived in which region? Options: Southern Colonies, New England Colonies, Middle colonies

Back

Middle colonies

Front

Which region had enslaved persons and indentured servants working on large plantations? Options: Southern Colonies, New England Colonies, Middle Colonies

Back

Southern Colonies

Front

What region was known as the "bread basket" colonies?

Back

Middle Colonies

Front

Which colonial region had lots of fisherman and whale hunters?

Back

New England Colonies

Front

How did forests help the New England Colonies?

Back

They provided lumber to build ships and homes.

Front

How did the Navigation Acts impact the development of manufacturing (factories, machinery) in the colonies?

Back

Limited the development of manufacturing in the colonies

Front

What were some of the ways in which the colonies resisted the Navigation Acts?

Back

Smuggling goods, bribing officials, and ignoring the regulations

Front

What impact did mercantilism have on the colonial economies?

Back

Limited the colonies' ability to trade with other nations