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Char. of Colonies

Select from the new england, middle, or southern colonies.

Description/FactColony/Region
cash crop was rice carolinas (north&south)
cash crop was tobacco Virginia and maryland
made up 40% of population south
rocky soil/short growing season New England
few slaves/less than 2% New England
mostly Puritan New England
substinance farming New England
fishing, whaling, logging, ship building, trading New England
These colonies were formed by people being kicked out of Massachusets Rhode Island & Connecticut (New England)
Primary reason for settlement: religious freedom New England
Great Migration; 20,000 people came to this colony Massachusets (New England)
cash crops; rice, tobacco, indigo southern
relied on slave labor southern
mostly Anglicans (religion) southern
diversity seen in African culture, religions, and language southern
lived along the Tide Water southern
Elite Class: the plantation owners southern
lived in self sufficent communities southern
James Oglethorpe-created a colony for the poor & the debtors in this region southern
Act of Toleration - Maryland descent that forbade religious prosecution; many live where? southern
"breadbasket" colonies middle
productive land; shorter growing season than the south middle
much trade; large open port cities middle
most diverse; ethinically and religiously middle
7% of slavery middle
mix of towns, farms, and some plantations middle
"Holy Experiment" nickname of what state? Pennsylvania (middle)
Created by: 2015GupJah
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