Market towns were often built near a river or other waterway. Why?
It took a long time to build a bridge over the water.
To get away quickly from invaders.
To give them protection from England.
To transport their crops and goods to the market easily.
Many skilled craftsmen and artisans lived in the __________ Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
Middle or Mid-Atlantic
13 Colonies
Bringing goods into a country from another location.
colony
surplus
merchant
import
In what region did the Quakers mainly live?
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
The Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
In all three of the regions
A person who buys and sells goods.
merchant
surplus
colony
import
The Quakers were against war and _________ of any kind.
money
friendships
violence
happiness
Farmers started using ___________________ to dig up their fields during the colonial times.
A hornbook
An anvil
A compass
A plow
What is a cash crop?
Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.
Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.
Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.
Crops that are grown during the winter.
The _____ Colonies became known as the "Bread Basket Colonies."
13 Colonies
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Life in the Southern Colonies mainly focused on ___________________.
Building cities
Farming and raising crops
Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to new lands
Exploring land in South America
A territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country.
colony
export
surplus
merchant
Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?
It was very cold in the New England region
The winters there were long
All of the above
The soil was poor
What did the New England colonists became well known for?
For their large plantations
For migrating to warm colonies during the winters
As expert shipbuilders
Their unusual farming methods
The New England colonists depended on their _______ resources to survive.
recyclable
natural
burnable
renewable
What were the three main cash crops in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, indigo, and cotton
Indigo, cotton, and pumpkins
Tobacco, indigo, and squash
Squash, beans, and corn
The ___________ believed it was wrong to fight for any reason
Quakers
Puritans
Baptists
Catholics
An extra supply of something.
colony
apprentice
surplus
merchant
Someone who is learning a trade by working with someone who is skilled in that field.
surplus
import
colony
apprentice
Sending goods to another location in order to sell them.
merchant
surplus
export
import
Why did many Europeans come to live in the Mid-Atlantic region?
Small pieces of land were given out to everyone.
There were no taxes in that region.
The climate was good for growing crops year-round.
People were encouraged to practice religious freedom.
The Puritans came over to the New World in search of?
lumber
a route to the New World
religious freedom
gold and other riches