WorksheetsColonial Regions of America
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Known as the "Breadbasket" colonies
New England
Middle
Southern
Colonies with the most slaves
Southern
Middle
New England
Settled by people who wanted religious freedom
Southern
Middle
New England
Lots of plantations where cotton was grown
Southern
Middle
New England
Settled by German, Irish, and English people who wanted to make money
Southern
Middle
New England
Region with lots of lumber and fishing
Southern
Middle
New England
What was the Americas known as in the eyes of European explorers/ settlers?
The New Plantation
The New Passage
The New World
The New Colony
What is another word for sending a group of settlers to a place and establishing political control over it?
immigrating
colonizing
population distributing
politicizing
An immigrant...
was friendly with the settlers, but then turned hostile.
comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
makes the laws of the land.
was heavily invested in colonial trade.
Cash crops...
were mostly grown in the Northern colonies.
were not grown in the New World.
are grown just to sell.
were only grown by tenant farmers.
This is a large estate or farm, also known as...
a plantation
a colony
St. Augustine
garden
The exchange of goods and services by sale or barter is...
push factor
slavery
tenant farming
trade
What were a series of transatlantic trade routes that typically went from Europe to Africa to the West Indies or colonies and then back to Europe?
Atlantic Trade
Octagon Trade
Triangular Trade
Square Trade
Who were friendly with the settlers but became hostile overtime?
Slaves
Canadians
French
Native Americans
Colder, longer winters
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Wide open plains, good for planting crops like grains
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Humid and hot summers and moist soil, best for planting cash crops
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's economy is based wheat farming, large cities, and craftsmen?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's economy is based on exporting wood, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's economy is based plantations, cash crops, and slave labor?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
To begin or create
Anti-Slavery
Religious Tolernace
Founded
Quakers
Colony
People who live together in one community
People and land separated by distance or culture from the government that controls them.
A large town on the east coast
A gathering of animals in one area
Charter
A type of boat
A paper that describes a colony
A code of laws
A document that granted the right to form a colony.
Raw Materials
Headright
A document granting land ownership
A system used in the Virginia Colony to encourage farming
Burgesses
A type of meal had in the colonies
Appointed government officials
A city in the Virginia colony
Land owning elected representatives
Separatist
A person who believes all should follow one religion
A person who supports the idea of a single global government
A person who withdraws, or leaves, from an established order or church.
A person who does not believe in any form of government
Self - Governance
when the King granted a charter to a person or group to set up its own independent governing system.
(set up to make money for the colonists)
when a governor runs the colony to only benefit himself
when a colony is no longer a part of Britain
when the King granted a charter to a person or group to set up its own independent governing system.
(set up to make money for the King)
Pilgrim
A person who likes to wear hats
A name for those who "live off the land"
A person who travels to a place for a religious or spiritual reason.
A person who moves to find new work or land
Bullion
A supply of fabric
A supply of gold or silver
Cash Crop:
A crop grown for direct raw sale
A crop grown to feed the colonies
Triangular Trade
A trade of triangles
Settlement
A process of solving problems
A community or village
A home
Export
A process of buying goods from other countries
A process of selling goods to other countries
A process of manufacturing goods for sale
A process of distributing goods for sale
Tariff
Settler
A person who settles for what they are given
A person who moves to a new home
A person who explores new unsettled lands.
A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area.
Mercantilism
An economic theory that there should be no taxation on local goods.
An economic theory that a nation’s power depends on its ability to increase wealth through bullion supply
An economic theory to use bullion (gold or silver) as currancy
