Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies

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Plantations were common in the __ colonies

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Southern

Front

Trade, whaling, and fishing are the key economic activities in which region?

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New England

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__ was settled mainly by people of a Puritan background

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New England

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Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

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William Penn

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How were the Southern Colonies different from New England and Middle Colonies?

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The South relied upon slave labor to plant/pick their cash crops.

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What was the 2nd leg of the Triangle Trade route between Africa and the Americas called?

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The Middle Passage

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Lord Baltimore founded the colony of ____________ , in the Southern Region, so Catholics could worship freely there.

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Maryland

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The Middle Colonies produced so much wheat, barley and rye, they became known as the

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"Breadbasket" colonies

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Why did people cross the Atlantic Ocean and settle in NEW NETHERLANDS…?

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These people crossed the Atlantic Ocean to take advantage of ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.

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What is a PATROON?

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A rich person given land with certain privileges. In return for getting these extra privileges from the Dutch government, a PATROON agrees to settle 50 families to settle and wwork the land.