Colonial Regions

1. set-up the government of the new Plymouth Colony. 
2. Direct Democracy for men only. 
3. People met at town meetings to discuss issues and vote on solutions. (Established the tradition of town hall meetings.
4. Resulted in majority rule.

• Mayflower Compact
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• 1st Continental Congress
• English Bill of Rights

Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Colonial region  1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco 2. slavery became much more important

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Economic theory that only allows trade with England

• Mercantilism
• Triangle Trade
• Navigation Acts
• Free Enterprise

They came to Pennsylvania for religious freedom

• Quakers
• Catholics
• Puritans
• Separatists

This group of colonies had the most diversity.

• New England
• Middle 
• Puritans
• Separatists

What was "Salutary Neglect?"

• England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
• The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
• The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
• None of the above

Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?

• Long, hot summers and mild winters
• Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
• Broad coastal plains and fertile soil
• Broad rivers, swamps and wet lands

Georgia was founded as a refuge for what group of people?

• Quakers
• debtors
• Puritans
• Catholics