4th Gr u2

Why did people in the New England, Middle and Southern colonies develop different ways of life?

• The King of England set up each of the colonies to have different cultures.

• The leaders of the colonies decided how people would earn a living.

• People with specific skills settled in each area.

• The regions had different geographies and resources.

The common features of the New England colonies

• Religion was an important part of life.

• Mines for iron, a useful mineral that was found in this region.

• All men allowed to vote regardless of their race or religious beliefs.

• Cash crops like tobacco on plantations.

The environment of the Southern colonies influenced the economy and culture of by

• The location near the ocean gave shipbuilders and fishermen lots of power and wealth.

• Long growing seasons and fertile soil gave plantation owners power and a need for slaves.

• Trade and mining were important in the South, so merchants and miners gained power.

• Being located inland away from the ocean hurt the economy of the Southern colonies.

Why did some slaves pretend not to understand what they were told to do?

• It allowed them to buy freedom.

• It helped them learn English.

• It spared their friends’ feelings.

• It was a form of resistance.

What was a way slaves endure their experiences in the colonies?

What is the slave trade?

• A situation in which a person is forced to make a decision even though he or she does not like any of the choices

• An exchange of captured people for goods

• A public sale in which slaves were sold to the highest bidders

• A person who was in charge of the work of slaves and could punish them for disobeying him

How long did the journey of the Middle Passage take?

• 10 Days

• 4 months

• 21-90 Days

• 15 minutes

Where did Europeans find slaves from?

Which One Was NOT a form of resistance for slaves?

• Committing crimes.

• Faking illness.

• Playing dead.

• Doing poor work.

Endure means...

• to fight against

• showing strength or power to achieve something

• to continue on even with great suffering

• the beliefs and parts of everyday life shared by a group of people