Colonial America

What is a colony?

• A place that is settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

• the state, condition or practice of owning or being owned by another person

• a large estate on which cash crops like cotton, tobacco or sugar are grown, usually by workers who live on the property

What ocean did English explorers cross to get to North America?

• Indian

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Artic

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

• They were beaten and treated very badly

• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted to

• They were bored

How were slaves treated in the Southern colonies?

• They were free and didn't have any rules

• They were all killed

• They were beaten and treated very badly

Which colonies had the most diverse group of people from European countries?

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

Where did the men in New England gather to discuss issues of the town?

• The Plantations

• The Courthouse

• The Meeting House

What was the experience of African-American people in the New England colonies like?

• Some lived free but were treated differently than white people, and some were enslaved

• They were beaten and treated very badly

• They were all free

How were the motives of the Pilgrims and Puritans different from the Jamestown settlers?

• The Pilgrims and Puritans were searching for gold while the Jamestown settlers were looking for religious freedom

• The Pilgrims and Puritans were searching for family while the Jamestown settlers were looking for gold

• The Pilgrims and Puritans were searching for religious freedoms while the Jamestown settlers were looking for gold

In the Southern colonies, the economy was mostly based on what?

• Producing cash crops on large farms and plantations

• Enslaving people and selling them for money

• Gold

What colony region had many factories that supplied paper, textiles, and iron?

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies