13 Colonies

Massachusetts is located in which region?

• Southern

• Mid Atlantic

• New England

• Western

a way nations grew wealthy. They used the resources of the colonies to make and sell more goods than they bought.

• colonizing

• mercantilism

• slavery

• representatives

a government that gets its power from the people, not from kings or from force.

• self government

• representative government

• plantations

• House of Burgesses

What was Virginia's money making crop (called cashcrop)?

• Indigo

• Tobacco

• Lumber

• Cattle

I am the colony of

• Maine

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Pennsylvania

I am the colony of

• Maryland

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Fort Augustine, Florida

Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?

• It was very cold

• The winters there were long

• The soil was poor

• All of the above

Which area produced cash crops because of it's long, warm growing season?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Western

"I have a small farm that grows enough food to feed my family. My son plans on joining the whaling business next month."

This speaker most likely lived in which region of the 13 colonies?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Northwestern