13 colonies

The Pilgrims and Puritans, who settled in New England, who searching for what?

• religious freedom

• fortune and fame

• Indians

• somewhere to grow crops

The climate and geography in the Southern Colonies was perfect for...

• fame and fortune

• mining gold and silver

• whaling

• growing cash crops

Why were the Colonists in New England and Mid-Atlantic were able to make money building ships?

• These regions had a lot of iron ore.

• These regions had a lot of whales

• These regions had plentiful forests, and colonists built ships using wood.

• The colonies grew cash crops, which colonists transported using large ships.

What are the TWO main reasons that Europeans started the colonies in North America?

• To seek fortune and fame.

• To find new plants and medicine.

• To practice their religions freely.

• To learn from the Indians.

How did the colonists in the Southern Colonies earn a living?

• tall mountains full of minerals

• rich soil that was good for farming.

• deep rivers that were full of many fish.

• dense forests that were full of tall trees.

Why were there very few plantations in the New England Colonies?

• The climate was too cold to farm for much of the year.

• There were not enough people willing to work on the farms.

• There were too few ports to ship products to other places.

• The colonists got all of the food they needed from Europe.

Why were indentured servants and slaves more likely to be found in the Mid-Atlantic or Southern Colonies?

• There were many factories in these regions.

• The economy of the Southern Colonies depended on cash crops, which required a lot of labor.

• Whaling was an important industry.

• They needed help building ships.

In the Colonial times, once boys reached the age of 14 they could become an apprentice. What is an apprentice?

• someone who prints.

• someone who travels to Great Britain.

• Boys who were trained for the army.

• some that learned a trade from someone with a needed skill.

Why were boys more likely taught to read than girls?

• They needed to know how to read for the army.

• Boys were expected to work for the government.

• Boys were expected to manage their families' farms.

• They had to write in their journals everyday.

What is an indentured servant.

• Servants who agreed to go to the colonies and work to pay off the costs of the journey to America.

• A servant who wore dentures.

• Someone who was forced to work.

• Servants who owned land that they worked on and sold the crops they grew for profit.