Extra Credit on 13 Colonies

What are the three regions of the 13 colonies?

• New England, Middle & Southern
• Western, Northeastern & Southern
• New York, New Jersey & Virginia
• New England, Southern, & Midwestern

Why were the New England colonies not suitable for agriculture?

• They were perfectly suitable for farming and had a thriving agricultural industry.
• They had rocky soil and short summers.
• They didn't have enough people living there.
• They didn't have any water sources nearby.

What were the major cash crops of the plantations of the South?

• wheat, barley & indigo
• cotton, apples & fishing
• tobacco, cotton & indigo
• oranges, cotton, & celery

The ____________ were a religious group who started the colony of Massachusetts

• Puritans
• Quakers
• Catholics
• Jews

The first successful English settlement in North America was-

• Baltimore
• Fort St. Louis
• Jamestown
• Pennsylvania

People in prison for debt were brought to this colony; also served as a buffer against Spanish Florida-

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Boston

No trace of the settlers from this colony was ever found. Known as the Lost Colony-

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• New Netherlands
• Savanah

Why were the Middle Colonies known as the Bread Basket Colonies?

• Many people lived in the Middle Colonies
• Many bakeries were located in the Middle Colonies
• Large amounts of grain was grown in the Middle Colonies

Slaves were taken from _____ and sent to ______ to work in plantations.

• Europe; America
• Africa; Europe
• Europe; Australia
• Africa; America

What is the Mayflower Compact?

• The first self-government in America
• All members of the group would follow the laws made by the colonists
• The first written constitution