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Joe 7th grade SS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jmaestown | was the 1st permanent settlement founded in 1607 adn 1/2 colonists died from teh starving period. |
| John Smith | English, helped colonists adn saide, "He who shall not work shall not eat: |
| Puritans | Members of a group that setteld in Massachusetts bay in 1630 and looked to reform the practices of Church of England |
| Quakers | A person who believed all people should live in peace and harmony |
| Religious Tolerance | Letting others worship as they please. |
| Indentured Servant | A person who sold his lavor in exchange for a passage to america |
| Mercantilism | An economic system in which nations get rich and powerful by obtaining gold adn silver and establishing a FAVORABLE TRADE balance. |
| Why were 13 colonies different: | They adapted to their environment (cities, farming , fishing, mountains, forest) |
| New England Colonies: List | Massachusetts, new Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut |
| Middl Colonies: List | New York, new Jersey, pennsylfvania, Delaware |
| Souther Colonies: :ist | Virginia, maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| NEW England Colonies: Jobs and other facts | Substinence farmers, trade, cities, little slavery ate fish, Navigation acts, merchantilism, smuggling. |
| Substinence Farming | Just enough farming to live off of |
| Cash Crops | Large farming of single products to Make Money |
| Middle Colonies: Jobs and other facts | farms and cities, grain;flour, the bread basket Large cities, diverse |
| Southern Colonies: Jobs and other facts | cash crops (tobacco, cotton), plantation, slavery People lived in clans |