13 Colonies/EdPuzzle Video and Notes

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

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

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

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

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

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

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

• Trade centers

• Plantations

• Settlements

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.

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________

• Native Americans and slaves

• women and children

• slaves and indentured servants

The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom.

• True

• False

Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?

• They were far behind the South in business and industry.

• They did not rely heavily on cash crops.

• Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.

Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies