COLONIAL AMERICA

Warm climate and very fertile soil.

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Mild climate; bread basket of America.

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

Harsh winters; rocky soil.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

William Penn believed

• the land belonged to the Natives

• the colonists had a right to the land because they were superior

• the colonists should pay the natives for the land

• the natives had to adopt European customs

Georgia was established to give English debtors a fresh start and to protect the colonies from the Spanish in Florida

• True

• False

Which is NOT a New England colony?

• New York

• Rhode Island

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

What are the 3 regions of colonial America?

• Southern Colonies

• Northern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• American Colonies

• New England Colonies

What European country controlled the 13 colonies ?

• Spain

• America

• England

• Portugal

• French

Which is true about the colonial government in the Virginia colony?

• Virginia had a king similar to the monarchy in England.

• There was no colonial government in Virginia.

• Virginia had a representative government similar to Parliament in England called the House of Burgesses.

The main reason the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were formed was for

• religious freedom

• money

• trade