Colonial America

What is a colony?

• a place that’s settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country
• a place that’s settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
• a place that has certain traits in common with other places near it

Which colony region had many factories that supplied paper, textiles and iron?

• the Southern colonies
• the New England colonies
• the Middle colonies

Which of the following was not part of the Southern colonies?

• Delaware 
• Maryland
• Georgia

Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate

• Potatoes 
• Corn
• Wheat
• Rice

 In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

• Ship Building 
• Farming
• whaling and fishing

In New England, men gathered to discuss the issues of the town at

• ports
• Meetinghouses
• factories. 

The New England colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.

• True 
• False

In the Middle colonies, the climate was warmer, and the soil was better for farming than it was in New England. Colonists could grow more crops and sell them. Farmers stockpiled wheat and grains like barley, oats and rye. Because of the large supply of grains, the Middle colonies earned the nickname “the breadbasket.” In the Middle colonies, iron, paper, textiles (cloth and fabric) and glass were also produced in factories. Merchants bought and sold goods. Artisans were skilled at making things by hand. They included blacksmiths, who worked with iron, silversmiths and shoemakers. What is the main purpose of this passage? 

• o explain that some of the colonies had nicknames
• to describe how goods were grown, produced and sold in the Middle colonies

The Southern colonies’ rich soil and warm climate made them good for growing crops. As a result, the Southern economy was almost completely based on farming. An economy is a system for producing, buying and selling goods and services. In the Southern colonies, farmers could produce many more crops than they needed for their families. They could sell these crops to make a lot of money. These cash crops were grown on large farms called plantations. They included cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and indigo. 

• The climate affected their economy
• Small farms there didn’t produce any cash crops 
• Cash crops were not a big part of their economy

A plantation is a large farm or estate used for growing rubber, cotton, or other crops to sell.

• True
• False