STAARBLAZERS - 13 Colonies

What colony region has the coldest climate and shortest growing season?

• New England

• Middle

• Southen

• Backcountry

Which colony was known for its rocky soil and tall pine trees?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Backcountry

TRUE or FALSE: The Pilgrims (or Separatists) aboard the Mayflower were supposed to go to Plymouth when they first crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

• True

• False

• The World May Never Know

Because storms had blown the Pilgrims off course and they far from where they were supposed to be, the men aboard the Mayflower decided to write:

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Orders of Massachusetts

• The Mayflower Agreement

The men aboard the Mayflower are pledging to work ____________ and meet/vote on the decisions that will need to be made for the colony

• Together

• Separately

• on Saturdays

• with Native Americans

What was the first PERMANENT English colony in the Americas?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Salem

What crop, introduced by colonist John Rolfe, saved Jamestown economically in the early 1600s?

• Indigo

• Rice

• Cotton

• Tobacco

Why wasn't cotton a "cash crop" in the days of the 13 colonies?

• It wasn't needed

• People found cheaper replacements for cotton

• Eli Whitney hadn't invented the cotton gin just yet - so cotton wasn't profitable yet.

• People in Europe hated cotton, so there was no demand for cotton

What was the most used farming practice in the New England Colonies?

• Plantation Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Tenant Farming

• Sharecropping Farming

What made preparing the land for farming tough?

• the soil had too much clay in it

• People in New England were too lazy to work the farm

• The land had many rocks in it

• The Native Americans just kept attacking constantly