13 Original Colonies

How were the New England Colonies different than the original settlements in Virginia?

• Religion was very important to the New England colonies. 
• The climate was milder in New England than in Virginia.
• Business and economic power was more important in New England than in Virginia.
• Tobacco was a major cash crop in New England.

What was the most important principle created by the Mayflower Compact?

• Separation of church and state
• Popular soverignty and self government
• Representative democracy
• Electoral college

Timber, whaling, fishing and ship building were the primary economic factors for which colonial region?

• Southern Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• New England Colonies

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

• Trade centers
• Plantations
• Settlements
• industrial centers

Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

• They grew many types of grain.
• Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
• They ate bread with every meal.
• They imported many types of grain

Which are the Middle Colonies?

• Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
• Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
• Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey