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TMS US His Colonies
6th Grade History - Colonies Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New England Geography | Appalachian Mts., Boston Harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline |
| New England Climate | ~moderate summers, cold winters |
| New Englands Economy | fishing, shipbuilding industry & naval supplies, trade & port cities ~skilled craftsman, shopkeepers |
| New England Social Life | ~viewed the village and church as center of life |
| New England Political and Civil Life | ~had town meetings |
| Mid Atlantic Geography | ~Appalachian Mts., coastal lowlands (harbors & bays, wide & deep rivers), rich farmlands |
| Mid Atlantic Climate | ~moderate climate |
| Mid Atlantic Economy | livestock and grain, trading ~many people were unskilled & skilled workers or fisherman |
| Mid Atlantic Social Life | villages and cities ~people had a variety of different lifestyles ~many different religions |
| Mid Atlantic Political and Civil Life | ~had market towns |
| South Geography | ~Appalachian Mts., Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors, rivers |
| South Climate | ~humid climate |
| South Economy | ~large farms/plantations, cash crops, wood products, small farms ~slavery |
| South Social Life | had plantations, mansions, indentured servants, few cities and few schools ~Church of England was most popular |
| South Political and Civil Life | had counties |
| Roanoke (Lost Colony) established because | It was an economic venture-- the 1st permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown Settlement and it was an economic venture by the Virginia Company |
| Plymough Colony settled by | It was settled by separatists (Pilgrims) from the Church of England who wanted to belong to other churches |
| Masacchussets Bay Colony established because | This colony was settled by the Puritans because they wanted to worship as they pleased |
| Pennsylvania Colony Settled because | This was settled by the Quakers, who wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference |
| Georgia Colony settled by | This colony was settled by people who had been in prisons in England (Debtors). The settlers hoped to experience a new life in the colony and to experience economic freedom in the new world. |
| Large Landowners | lived mostly in the South |
| Large Landowners | relied on indentured servants and/or slaves for labor |
| Large Landowners | were educated in some cases |
| Large Landowners | had rich social culture |
| Farmers | worked the land according to the region |
| Farmers | relied on family members for labor |
| Artisans | worked as craftsmen in towns and on the plantation |
| Artisans | lived in small villages and cities |
| Women | worked as caretakers, house workers, homemakers |
| Women | could not vote |
| Women | had few chances for education |
| Indentured Servants | consisted of men and women who didn't have enough money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage |
| Indentured Servants | were free at the end of their contract |
| Slaves | were captured in their native Africa and sold to slave traders, then were shipped to the colonies when they were sold into slavery |
| Slaves | were owned as property for life with no rights |
| Slaves | were often born into slavery (children of slaves were born into slavery) |
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