British Colonies in North America

What is a colony

• a territory or land that is controlled and settled by another country

• a territory or land that is bought by a person

• God made materials used to make other goods

• an extra supply of something

Using information from both passages, which of the following choices is NOT a region of the original thirteen colonies?

• The New England Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The Western Colonies

A person who owned and controlled land. 

• proprietor
• laborer
• plantation
• free market economy

A large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the farm. 

• debtor
• labroer
• plantation
• aprentice

I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America.  After I work off my debt, I am free.  I am an _______.

• indentured servant
• slave
• merchant

The main responsibilities of colonial women were to:

• run plantations and businesses
• teach school and prepare lessons
• raise children and take care of the home

People who worked the land according to the region. They relied on family members for labor.

• indentured servants
• slaves
• large landowners
• farmers

They lived in the South and relied on indentured servants and/or slaves to produce their crops.

• indentured servants
• large landowners
• farmers
• proprietor

Brought from Africa and forced to work on large plantations and farms. They were not allowed to earn money, receive an education or keep their family together.

• Indentured Servants

• Slaves

• Women

• Native Indians

a small community of people

• cash crops

• plantations

• settlement