Unit 1 Colonization Review

The British settled in North America in the

• 1600's

• 1800's

plantations and cash crops

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

direct democracy through town meetings

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

slaves as main source of labor

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

family farms and fishing

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

large cities

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Plantation

• a large farm where crops were grown and sold for profit (cash crops)

• A factory in the city

In Colonial America, the House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are examples of ____________________.

• Trade agreements

• Religious treaties

• Deal with Native Americans

• self government

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

• People with specific skills settled in each area

• The regions had different geographies and resources

• The people all had different reasons for settling in North America

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

Which best describes Indentured Servants?

• They worked for a set number of years for their freedom

• They were lifetime servants to their master with a few exceptions