Colonial life

What job were New England (The North) know for?

• Tobacco farmers

• Plantation owners

• Lumberjacks

• Experts at building ships

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What helped farmers plant crops?

• anvil

• plows

• compasses

• oxen

What was the priority for the Puritains?

• Religious Freedom

• Finding riches

• Being great farmers

• Finding a way to China

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Where did the Quakers settled?

• England

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

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What made it so difficult to grow crops in the New England Colonies?

• Fertile soil

• Difficult climate- too cold short growing season

• Long summers

• technology

What is a cash crop

• Crops that don't grow well

• Only corn crops

• surplus crops that can be sold for money and not used up

• crops that are stolen

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CCSS.RI.7.5

What were most people focused on in the Southern Colonies?

• Farming and raising crops

• finding gold

• traveling around the world

• building big cities

What was a major draw (benefit) to living in the Middle Atlantic region?

• Being able to practice and select your religion

• Growing food all year long

• Building ships

• escaping disease

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What was a benefit to building near places of water?

• Getting lumber

• escaping enemies

• protection

• Transporting crops and good to be sold

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Which one is not a main cash crop

• corn

• tobacco

• indigo

• cotton

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CCSS.RI.7.5