U.S. Colonies

What is a cash crop?

• A product grown to be sold rather than for consumption by the farmer.

• First successful English colony in America.

• Plantations that grew money.

• a formal request for government action

What did the New England colonies have in common?

• long, hot summers and mild winters

• broad rivers, swamps and wetlands

• harsh winters with lots of snow and rocky, hilly land

• soil that is great for farming

What were the reasons for the English to colonize North America?

• to stop indentured servants from coming to America

• They wanted to create a prison colony to remove all criminals from England.

• religious freedom, personal freedom, expand their empire

What was the first successful colony in America?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Philadelphia

• Rocklin

What is an indentured servant?

• Someone who works for a dentist making dentures.

• Someone who signed a contract to work for a specific period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies.

• Someone who signed a contract to work as a cook for the rest of their life in exchange for passage to the colonies.

• Someone who signed a life time contract to work as a ship builder in the New England colonies.

This middle colony was once named New Netherlands, but later renamed after it's owner the Duke of York.

• California

• Maryland

• Virginia

• New York

Which colonial region had large tobacco plantations?

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

Why were they Middle Colonies nicknamed "the bread basket?"

• Because they had a lot of artisans who hand made fancy baskets in the Middle Colonies.

• Because they had so many delis and bakeries in the Middle Colonies.

• Because farmers grew large supplies of wheats and grains

Which religious group known for their tolerance, acceptance, pacifism and oats settled in Pennsylvania?

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Baptists

Which of the following batches of colonies made up the "Breadbasket" Colonies

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia