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  • Which colonies were known as "The Breadbasket"
    The Middle colonies
  • Which colony was once part of Pennsylvania?
    Delaware
  • What region relied on shipbuilding?
    New England Colonies
  • True or False: Pennsylvania was given to William Penn by the King of England because he owed a debt to William Penn.
  • The Southern colonies depended on cash crops to make a living. What were the three main cash crops in the south?
    Tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton
  • The colonies in green belong to what region?
    The Middle Colonies
  • Which colony was established as an area where prisoners in England could pay off their debt?
    Georgia
  • The Dutch originally settled in what we now call New York, but it was called________ when they colonized there.
    New Netherlands
  • The climate and geography in the Southern Colonies was perfect for...
    Growing cash crop
    Manufacturing
    Shipbuilding
    Fishing
  • Give a difference between an indentured servant and a slave.
    Answers will vary but should include the indentured servants were working for someone else to pay a debt, and could become free
  • The colonies in red belong to what region?
    The New England Colonies
  • Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement of North America?
    Plymouth
    Baltimore
    Philadelphia
    Jamestown
  • What (job) led to the need of increasing enslaved people in Southern Colonies?
    farming/plantations
  • Which region was the most diverse? (people from different areas)
    The Middle colonies
  • What was the soil like in the New England Colonies?
    Extremely rocky, which made it difficult to grow crops.
  • What religion did William Penn bring to Pennsylvania?
    Quaker
  • The colonies in yellow belong to what region?
    The Southern Colonies