1st 6 Weeks HW 2 (13 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

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ________________.

• Native Americans

• women and children

• African Slaves

• Frenchmen

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.

• The climate did not allow them to grow cash crops like tobacco.

• Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.

How did the Virginia Company make money at Jamestown?

• Selling furs

• Selling lumber

• Growing and selling tobacco

• Growing and selling grain

You adapt to your environment when you:

• Use natural resources and grow crops that are compatible with the climate and soil there.

• Vote for a leader of the colony that everyone most likes.

• Move to a new place to freely practice your religion.

• Set up a government that protects the rights of the people.