13 Colonies

Known for large plantations where a single type of crop (known as cashcrops) would be grown, harvested, and exported/sold to make money. Tobacco, indigo, cotton, and rice were examples of cashcrops.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

New Hampshire, Massachusetts(+Maine), Connecticut, and Rhode Island

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Fishing, whaling, and ship building are important jobs here.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region is hotter year-round than the other two regions

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region is known for being more diverse and tolerant than the other two regions because people came from many different countries and religious groups. People lived together in larger cities.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

The colonies in this region depended on the visible use of large numbers of enslaved people who worked on large plantations.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Which colony was nicknamed the "Bread Basket"?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

What happened at Roanoke that is still a mystery?

• Why the colony returned to England.

• Why all of the colonist disappeared.

• Why the Spanish took over the colony.

What became Jamestown's "gold"?

• cars
• tobaccco
• water
• tomatoes