Colonies

The southern economy was based on what?

• Agriculture, Cash crops & slavery

• Fishing, furniture building, & rum

• Harvesting jewels from the Appalachian Mts. & making jewelry

• Raising silk worms brought from Asia to make sails for ships

A large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.

• Plantation
• Tidewater
• Backcountry
• Gone with the Wind

The Middle Colonies were very diverse with lots of different jobs.

• True

• False

What group of colonies did William Penn help found?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Delaware Colonies

• Southern Colonies

What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

• Cash Crops
• Metalwork
• Slavery
• Shipbuilding and Fishing

How were Native Americans treated in the middle colonies?

• They were driven off their land

• They were treated with respect and as equals

• They were made slaves

• They were treated horrible and made fun of.

These colonies were very religious and read the bible often.

• Souther Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

How did slaves keep up hope?

• They sang songs and quilted

• Sent letters back to Africa

• Travelled to other parts of the colonies

• sold paintings