Social Studies - 13 colonies

Why was the Mid-Atlantic region called the "Bread Basket" colonies?

• they made a lot of bread

• they grew a lot of food and traded with other colonies

• they grew wheat for themselves

In the Mid-Atlantic Colonies the mild climate and fertile soil made it ideal for farming?

• true

• false

The geography of the Middle Colonies can be described as

• Rocky soil

• Flat coastal plain

• Very fertile soil

In the ____________ colonies, fishing and whaling were important industries

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

Winters in New England colonies were very cold and long.

• true

• false

Large Plantations were found mostly in the New England Colonies.

• True

• False

Large Plantations in the Southern Colonies grew crops for sale called

• fast crops

• big crops

• cash crops

The weather in the Southern Colonies was hot and humid

• true

• false

Indentured Servants and Slaves owned plantations in the southern colonies.

• True

• False

____________ is a craftsperson that made products such as bricks, sails and furniture (shipbuilding)

• farmer

• indentured servant

• artisan