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13 English Colonies

The thirteen colonies and their regional differences:"Crearing America" chapter4

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a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal gristmill
a variety of people diversity
a skilled worker who makes goods by hand artisan
a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than personal use cash crop
a plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye indigo
a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves overseer
an uprising of slaves in South Carolina leading to the tightening of already harsh slave codes Stono Rebellion
laws designed to control slaves and keep them in bondage slave codes
mountain range running from Alabama into Canada Appalachian Mountains
a point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver fall line
a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range piedmont
a colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains thorugh the far western part of the New England, Midddle, and Southern colonies Backcountry
a farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade subsistence farming
the transatlatic system of trade in which goods, including slaves were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies and the colonies in North America triangular trade
a series of laws passed by Parliament to ensure that England made money for its colonies' trade Navigation Acts
How did most people in New England earn a living? farming
What factors lead to the decline of the Puritan religion in New England? -The drive for economic success competed with Puritan ideas. -increasing competition from other religion groups -political changes -new charter
What religion was most powerful in New England? Puritans
There were many immigrants that were what in New England? Scots-Irish
What colonies made up New England? Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
What did the Navigation Acts of New England consist of? AllShippingHadToBeDoneOnEnglishShipsOrShipsMadeInTheColonies-ProductsSuchAsTobacco,Sugar,AndWoodCouldBeSoldOnlyToEnglandOrItsColonies-EuropeanImportsToTheColoniesHadToPassThroughEnglishPorts-EnglishOfficialsWereToTaxAnyColonialGoodsNotShippedToEngland
In what region were most people farmers? New England
What were the Middle Colonies? New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Why did immigrants from all over Europe come to the Middle Colonies? to take advantage of this region's productive land
What people were skilled artisans? Germans
What were the three main cash crops of the Middle colonies? fruits, vegetables, and GRAIN
What was THE MAIN cash crop of the Middle Colonies? GGRRAAIINN!!
True or false: Unlike all the other colonies, slavery did not exist in the Middle Colonies... false: it existed, just not as much
In about 1750, about how much of the Middle Colonies' population was enslaved? 7 percent
About what percent of all enslaved Africans lived in the Southern Colonies? 85 percent
How much of the Southern Colonies' population was made up of enslaved Africans? 40 percent
What was one of the most famous slave rebellions in the Southern Colonies? The Stono Rebellion
What occured during the Stono Rebellion? -20 slaves gathered at the Stono River -killed several planter families -marched south -invited others to join them to seek freedom -all slave participants died either in battle or were executed
Why did people in the Southern Colonies turn to African Slaves? 1. Native Americans died of European diseases 2. Native Americans knew the area well enough to run away 3. White servants could not be kept on plantations permenantly
Why did settlers move to the Backcountry? the land was cheap and plentiful
Which settlers migrated to the Backcountry? Scots-Irish
In what order do you encounter the Appalachian Mountains, fall line, and piedmont? 1. Fall line 2. Piedmont 3. Appalachian Mountains
How stressed am I? (just to add another percentage to make it more confuzzling?) 100 percent
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