US1.5 - Colonial America

The main role of women in colonial life was _____________ and ____________.

• planter and harvester

• homemaker and caretaker

• blacksmith and silversmith

• hunting and gathering

The rich soil in the Southern colonies created small farms and large farms called ___________________.

• igloos

• longhouses

• plantations

• solariums

Who worked on the Southern plantations?

• governors

• artisans

• Redcoats

• indentured servants and enslaved African Americans

Name the New England Colonies

• New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey

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

• New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

What were the natural resources found in the Southern colonies?

• timber, fish, deep harbors

• rich farmlands and rivers

• fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors and forests

Where was Roanoke Island?

• off the coast of New York

• off the coast of present day North Carolina

• by the shore of England

• near southern California

The Southern colonies had a

• moderate climate

• humid climate

• moderate summers, cold winters

_____________ African Americans were captured in their native country and sold into slavery. They were owned as property for ____________.

• Free; 5 years

• Enslaved; life

Where was the first English colony in the New World established?

• Plymouth

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Georgia

_________________ usually could not pay for passage to the colonies, so they worked for 4 - 7 years for the person who paid their passage.

• Women

• Free African Americans

• Indentured servants