3rd Grade Colonial America review

The Puritans came to the New World in search of?

• A route to the New World

• Lumber

• Religious Freedom

• Gold and other riches

Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?

• It was very cold in the New England region.

• The winters there were long

• The soil was poor

• All of the above

In what region did the Quakers mainly live?

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England

• Southern

• All the above

What did Farmers use to did up their fields during the colonial time?

• Compass

• plow

• hornbook

• anvil

Market towns were often built near a river or another waterway. Why?

• it took a long time to build a bridge over the water

• to transport their crops and goods to the market easily

• to give them protection from England

• To get away from invaders quickly

What is a cash crop

• crops that are grown for money, and not for personal use

• crops grown in the winter

• crops that are given to the poor

• only crops grown in hot and humid climate

What were the 3 main cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies?

• Tobacco, indigo, and squash

• indigo, cotton, and pumpkins

• squash, beans, and corn

• tobacco, indigo, and cotton

Who did most of the hard labor on the Southern Plantations?

• plantation owners

• slaves

• indentured servants

• Both B and C

Life in the Southern Colonies mainly focused on

• Building cities

• farming and raising crops

• exploring land in South America

• Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean

The New England colonist depended on their natural resources to survive

• True

• False