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WCMS6 Colonies
Colonial America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| For what reason was Plymouth Colony founded? | religious |
| For what reason was Georgia Colony founded? | economic |
| For what reason was Pennsylvania Colony founded? | religious |
| For what reason was Massachusetts Bay Colony founded? | religious |
| For what reason was Roanoke Island founded? | economic |
| For what reason was Jamestown settlement founded? | economic |
| Who established Jamestown settlement? | The Virginia Company of London |
| Who established Georgia Colony? | people in debtors prisons |
| Who established Pennsylvania Colony? | Quakers |
| Who established Plymouth Colony? | Separatists from the Church of England (Pilgrims) |
| Who established Massachusetts Bay Colony? | Puritans |
| Who established Roanoke Island? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| What colonial region specializes in livestock and grains? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region specializes in cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton? | Southern |
| What colonial region specializes in shipbuilding and naval supplies? | New England |
| What colonial region had market towns? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region had town meetings? | New England |
| What colonial region had counties? | Southern |
| What colonial region had cold winters and moderate summers? | New England |
| What colonial region had hot, humid summers and mild winters? | Southern |
| What colonial region had mild winters and a moderate climate? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut? | New England |
| What colonial region included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region included Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia? | Southern |
| What colonial region had fertile farmlands, rivers, and harbors? | Southern |
| What colonial region had rich farmlands? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region had timber, fish, and harbors? | New England |
| What colonial region is known as the Breadbasket Colonies? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region had plantations? | Southern |
| What colonial region had villages and church as the center of life? | New England |
| What colonial region had diverse (many different) religions? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region was made up of religious reformers and separatists? | New England |
| What colonial region was still part of the Church of England? | Southern |
| What geographic features do all 3 colonial regions have in common? | Appalachian Mountains, harbors, coast |
| What colonial region depended on other colonies for livestock, grains, shipbuilding, and fish? | Southern |
| What colonial region depended on other colonies for shipbuilding, naval supplies, tobacco, cotton, and forest products? | Mid-Atlantic |
| What colonial region depended on other colonies for livestock, grains, indigo, and tobacco? | New England |
| What colonial social group lived predominately in the South, had large plantations, and owned slaves? | Large Landowners |
| What colonial social group worked as craftsmen on plantations and in towns? | Artisans |
| What colonial social group worked as homemakers and caretakers and could not vote? | Women |
| What colonial social group were kidnapped from Africa and forced to work on plantations and in homes for life without any rights? | Slaves |
| What colonial social group could own land, work, but NOT vote? | Free African Americans |
| What colonial social group worked the region according to the land and relied on family for labor? | Farmers |
| What colonial social group signed a contract that stated he/she would work for a certain amount of years in exchange for passage to America? | Indentured Servants |
| Who enforced laws within the colonies? | Governors |
| Who made laws within the colonies? | Legislatures |
| What did colonies trade with Great Britain in exchange for goods? | Raw Materials |
| Great Britain taxed the colonies after what war? | French and Indian War |
| Who appointed the colonial governors? | The King or Proprietor |
| What did Great Britain impose strict control over? | trade |
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