Which group of colonies was known for their cultural diversity?

Middle Colonies Kagan Structure: Quiz-Quiz-Trade 1.The teacher tells student to “Stand up, put a hand up, and pair up.” 2.Partner A quizzes B. 3.Partner B answers 4.Partner A praises or coaches 5.Partners switch roles. 6.Partners trade cards and thank each other 7.Repeat steps 1-6 a number of times.

Which group of colonies is known for long winters and thin rocky soil? Which group of colonies used slave labor for farming?

New England Colonies Southern Colonies

Which colonies made up the Southern Colonies? Which group of colonies made up the Middle Colonies?

Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland Delaware, new York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

Which group of colonies make up the New England colonies? What type of colony was established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle?

New England Colonies are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut Charter Colony

What type of colony was run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted? Why type of colony was run by the governor and a council appointed by the king or queen?

Proprietary Colony Royal Colony

Which delegate made the proposal that the colonists should independent and cut ties with Great Britain? When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

Richard Henry Lee Thursday, July 4, 1776

For what two reasons was Georgia founded? Why was Maryland established?

1. English debtors and poor people could make a fresh start. 2. It could protect the other British colonies from Spanish attack. To establish a safe place for Catholics

Who led a rebellion in Virginia because the Gov. Berkeley pledged to stay out of Native American Territory? Why did Nathaniel Bacon rebel?

Nathaniel Bacon He lived in Western Virginia and was angry that westerners were restricted from settling Native American lands and were not protected by the government from attacks led by Native Americans.

Which colonist practiced subsistence farming? What is subsistence farming?

New England Colonists Farming in which only enough food to feed one’s family is produced

Which group of colonies was dependent on shipbuilding and fishing? What is the Middle Passage?

New England Colonies Part of Triangular trade where enslaved Africans were shipped from Africa to the West Indies.

Why were the large southern plantations located on tidewater lands rather than the backcountry? What was the first written constitution in the colonies?

Tidewater lands were flat low-lying lands along the seacoast. Backcountry had hills and forest and would be difficult to have such large open spaces for farming. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut It was the first written constitution in America and described the organization of representative government in detail.

What goods were traded as part of Triangular Trade? What event allowed the British to establish colonies in America?

American shipped molasses, rum, sugar, or tobacco Britain shipped beads, cloth, hardware, rum, salt, or weapons Africa shipped: hundreds of enslaved people tightly packed in horrific conditions for the journey to their new "home." The defeat of the Spanish Armada—Spain’s powerful navy

What crop saved Jamestown? Name the horrible winter that the people of Jamestown suffered due to their searching for gold instead of planting food.

Tobacco The Starving Times

Where was the first place religious tolerance was practiced? Which colonies have rich soil and warm climates?

Rhode Island The Southern Colonies

Which colonies grew tobacco and rice? In which colonies was mining and iron mill work common?

Southern colonies Middle Colonies

In which colonies did Quakers and Mennonites reside? Which colonies had the hub of the American shipping trade?

Middle Colonies New England Colonies