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13 Colonies Notes
Study Cards Of Colonial Geography/Climate And Economy Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What where the New England Colonies made up of? | New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. |
| What was the soil and farming like in these colonies? | The soil in these colonies was quite rocky or too sandy, which made it difficult to farm. Farming was also difficult due to the many mountains and forests. |
| What was the climate like in these colonies? | Climate in these colonies made farming difficult. The summers were warm and good for farming, but the winters were long and bitterly cold. The growing season lasted only a few months which caused most farmers to grow just enough food to feed their family. |
| What jobs did people have because of the climate? | Because of the climate and rocky soil, most people in New England specialized in jobs having to do with lumber, shipbuilding and fishing. |
| What jobs did the forests and ocean/rivers provide to these people? | The many forests provided jobs for colonists making furniture, building homes, and shipbuilding. The ocean and rivers created jobs of fishing and whaling. |
| In the end, how did the climate impact the economy in the New England colonies? | The New England colonists specialized in jobs having to do with lumber and fishing because of the rocky soil and climate. |
| What were the Middle Colonies made up of? | New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. |
| What was the soil and farming like in these colonies? | Colonists were able to grow crops in this region because of the fertile soil. |
| What was the climate like in these colonies? | The climate also made the Middle Colonies a good place to farm. The growing season was longer than in the New England colonies with much more sunshine and plenty of rain. |
| What were the colonists able to do in these colonies? | The colonists in this region were able to sell their crops to nearby towns because of the wide rivers. These rivers and forests provided a rich environment for hunting. Colonists hunted and trapped many animals, such as deer and beaver. |
| What were the Middle Colonies able to specialize? | The Middle Colonies were able to specialize in farming because of the rich soil and good climate. These colonies also specialized in hunting animals for food and clothing. |
| What were the Southern Colonies made up of? | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. |
| What was the soil and farming like in these colonies? | The land along the coast of the Southern Colonies was rich for farming. The tidewater, water from rivers and streams that moved with the tides, made the soil rich. Many Southern Colonies grew cash crops. |
| What was the climate like in these colonies? | The climate made farming profitable because of the long, warm growing season. Crops grew well because of the warm climate and plenty of rain. |
| How did this climate help the colonists in these colonies? | The climate also helped many colonists to hunt and fish for food. There were many small farms where families grew crops, hunted, and fished to feed their families. The large plantation owners grew cash crops that they were able to sell for money. |
| What were the Southern Colonies able to specialize? | The Southern Colonies specialized in farming, especially cash crops, because of their warm climate, rich soil, and plenty of rain. |
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