1. Social Studies
Thirteen Colonies

2. What are the three regions?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

3. What 2 factors determined how the thirteen colonies were grouped into regions?
They were divided by similarities in geography and climate.

4. Why did the British colonies choose to settle North and South along the coast?
Easy access
Appalachian mountains prevented them from moving west.

5. Many people were wealthy enough to pay for their own voyage to America
Many people were wealthy enough to pay for their own voyage to America. Others had to find someone to pay for their voyage. What were they called and how would they repay them?
They were called indentured servants and would have to work for the person that paid for their trip until it was paid off.

6. Name the New England Colonies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island

7. Why did people settle in the New England Colonies?
Settled for religious freedom
Unhappy with the Church of England
King wanted to acquire new land

8. Describe the geography and climate of the New England Colonies.
Poor, rocky soil
Good harbors
Swift, impassable rivers
Forests
Long, cold winters
Short summers

9. What is New England’s economy based on?
Whaling
Fishing
Ship building

10. What products or crops were produced in New England?
Furs
Lumber / forest products
Whale oil

11. How were government decisions made in New England?
Town meetings
Voting allowed by white, landowning males

12. Name the Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Delaware

13. Describe the geography and climate in the Middle Colonies?
Fertile soil
Navigable rivers – they were able to send crops to nearby towns because the rivers were long, wide, navigable
Temperate climate (mild)

14. Why did colonists choose to settle in the Middle Colonies?
Settled for religious and political reasons
Cheap land
Diverse religious population

15. What is the Middle Colonies economy based on?
Trading
Large fruit and vegetable farms
Most colonists were farmers- grew wheat, rye, and corn- “Bread Basket Colonies”

16. What products or crops do the Middle Colonies produce?
Grains: wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley
Livestock: beef and pork

17. How were government decisions made in the Middle Colonies ?
Voting only allowed by white, landowning males older than 17

18. Why would the Middle Region be a desirable region to live in?

19. Name the Southern Colonies
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia

20. Describe the geography and climate of the Southern Region.
Longest growing season
Fertile soil
Flat coastal plains
Hot summers, Mild winters

21. Why did colonists choose to settle in the Southern Colonies?
Settled for religious reasons
Many plantations
Many small farms

22. What was the Southern Colonies economy based on?
Agriculture/farming
Trading- cash crops

23. Southern region had cash crops
Southern region had cash crops. What is a cash crop and which crops were used this way?
Cash crop was used in place of money, not grown everywhere and was a product that others wanted
Tobacco, rice indigo, cotton, wheat, corn

24. Who did most of the work on the large farms?
Enslaved Africans
Which Southern Colony had the largest population of enslaved people?
South Carolina
Enslaved Africans taught the colonists how to successfully grow rice!

25. How were government decisions made in the Southern Region?
Held town meetings
Voting only allowed by white, land-owning males
House of Burgesses (in Virginia)

26. What is the House of Burgesses?
An elected group of people with the power to make and change laws.
Only planters and white landowners could be elected
Consisted of 22 men that voted to make decisions
There were 2 reps for each of the 11 plantations or counties
Initially influenced by England

27. Who did the colonists trade with?
Europe and Africa
What was this called?
Triangular Trade

28. American Colonists were able to make money anyway they wanted
American Colonists were able to make money anyway they wanted. Since they had to make or grow most of what they needed they had to learn to specialize. What were these specialists called? What are some examples of this?
These specialists were called artisans. Examples of these are blacksmiths, silversmiths,