The 13 American Colonies

What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

• Cash Crops
• Metalwork
• Slavery
• Shipbuilding and Fishing

Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?

• John Winthrop
• Sylvester Slovania
• James Olgethorpe
• William Penn

The middle colonies were known for 

• Poor farm land
• Diverse populations
• Plantations
• Whaling Industry

A cash crop is 

• Traded with other crops
• Raised for sale in markets
• Planted only for one's family
• Only for personal use

Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement of North America? 

• Plymouth
• Roanoke
• Youngstown
• Jamestown

The success of large plantations in the Southern Colonies was dependent on?

• Native Americans
• Debtors
• Slaves
• Pacifists

Why did slavery grow faster in the Southern colonies?

• European diseases killed many Native Americans
• The dependence on framing in the Southern Colonies
• The dependence of timber for shipbuilding
• The arrival of Native Americans to the coast

The Southern economy was based on what jobs?

• Fur trade and hunting
• Small family farms and plantations
• Lumber and industry
• Fishing and shipbuilding

What is a colony?

• A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it
• a place where people can't practice their religion freely
• a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
• a  place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
• They wanted to make money by working in factories.
• They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
• They were looking for a more diverse place to live.