Colonial America Important Terms

Plantations are

• large farms in the Middle Colonies

• large farms in the New England coloniesl

• large farms in the Southern colonies

Religious group who settled in Massachusetts and are famous for landing at Plymouth Rock and starting Thanksgiving.

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Indians

• The Dutch

Religious group who settled in New England and had very strict laws as they tried to "purify" people?

• Pilgrims

• Calvinists

• Puritans

• Presbyterians

The colonial region known for crops, livestock, and even shipbuilding. Includes New York.

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws.

• true

• false

The 13 original colonies were located on the

• Atlantic Coast

• Pacific Coast

• Great Lakes

Due to rocky soil, farming was difficult in the New England colonies.

• True

• False

The voyage across to America from Europe was

• similar to a ride on a Disney Cruise ship

• smelly, but the food was good

• horrible, awful, gross, crowded, disgusting, nightmarish

This colonial region is known for cash crops like tobacco.

• Southern colonies

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

These people had someone else pay for their boat ride to America from Europe but then had to work off the cost for a number of years when they arrived

• slave

• indentured servant

• sailor