Someone who is learning a trade by working with someone who is skilled in that field.
apprentice
surplus
import
colony
Life in the Southern Colonies mainly focused on ___________________.
Building cities
Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to new lands
Exploring land in South America
Farming and raising crops
A territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country.
merchant
colony
surplus
export
Many skilled craftsmen and artisans lived in the __________ Colonies
Middle or Mid-Atlantic
13 Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
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.
Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?
The soil was poor
All of the above
The winters there were long
It was very cold in the New England region
The ___________ believed it was wrong to fight for any reason
Quakers
Puritans
Catholics
Baptists
The Quakers were against war and _________ of any kind.
friendships
money
happiness
violence
In what region did the Quakers mainly live?
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
The Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
In all three of the regions
Sending goods to another location in order to sell them.
surplus
export
merchant
import
The Puritans came over to the New World in search of?
religious freedom
lumber
gold and other riches
a route to the New World
Market towns were often built near a river or other waterway. Why?
To give them protection from England.
To transport their crops and goods to the market easily.
It took a long time to build a bridge over the water.
To get away quickly from invaders.
What did the New England colonists became well known for?
Their unusual farming methods
As expert shipbuilders
For migrating to warm colonies during the winters
For their large plantations
An extra supply of something.
merchant
colony
surplus
apprentice
What is a cash crop?
Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.
Crops that are grown during the winter.
Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.
Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.
The _____ Colonies became known as the "Bread Basket Colonies."
13 Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
What were the three main cash crops in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, indigo, and cotton
Tobacco, indigo, and squash
Indigo, cotton, and pumpkins
Squash, beans, and corn
The New England colonists depended on their _______ resources to survive.
burnable
renewable
natural
recyclable
Farmers started using ___________________ to dig up their fields during the colonial times.
A plow
An anvil
A hornbook
A compass
A person who buys and sells goods.
colony
import
merchant
surplus
Bringing goods into a country from another location.
import
colony
surplus
merchant