Colonial Development

1. First successful English settlement in the New World, 
2. 1607. Set up as a joint-stock company
3. Virginia House of Burgesses

• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Pilgrim
• Massachusetts

Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Colonial region 
1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco
2. slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?

• Long, hot summers and mild winters
• Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
• Broad coastal plains and fertile soil
• Broad rivers, swamps and wet lands

Which religious group founded Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Puritans
• Church of England
• Catholics
• Quakers

William Penn intended his colony to be a haven for Quakers.  What doe haven mean?

• farm land
• church
• place of safety
• seaport

The Northern Region's economy included shipbuilding because of the availability of what major resource?

• Rivers
• Iron Ore
• Lumber
• Tar

Which colonial region has a climate that can best be described as rainy winters and hot, humid summers.

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

Which colonies have large plantations?

• Middle

• Southern

• New England

• Northeast