Ch. 4 Review- Life in the Colonies

Define the word "region"

• an area defined by common features or conditions
• disagreement
• varied

What are the names of the three colonial regions?

• New England, West Virginia, and South

• New England, Middle, and Southern

• American Colonies 1,2, and 3

• None of the Above

What did all of the colonies settle near?

• Mountains
• Water
• Woods
• Desert

Cities formed in the colonies. Cities were places people could_________?

• find work, get an education, and trade

• have big farms, raise livestock, and own a home

• live in a rural setting

• live in an urban setting

The wealthiest farmers lived on a ________?

• small farm

• plantation

• ranch

• plot with a log cabin

What was one of the cash crops that the Southern colonists grew?

• tomatoes
• lettuce
• rice
• wheat

What type of climate was in the Southern Colonies?

• Cold 
• Very Warm
• Mild
• Not Sure 

The New England Colonies were known for...

• building ships, fishing, hunting, whales/whale products

• selling wheat

• House of Burgesses

• Plantations

The middle Colonies were known for

• tea, chocolate, beef

• cotton, tobacco, whale oil

• wood products, iron products, grains, weaving

The Southern Colonies were known for

• Ship building, fishing, furs

• farming, indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton

• bread, iron products, livestock