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26 Cards in this Set
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Define Colony
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A settlement set up by a group of people who are ruled by their home country
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Name the four New England Colonies
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island |
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Describe the economy of the New England Colonies
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New England Colonies were usually fishing villages or farming communities; the land provided lumber that was used for building of homes and ship
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Describe the geography of the New England Colonies
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Rocky Soil, not suitable for farming
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Describe the government of the New England Colonies
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The New England Colonies elected their own legislature, they were all DEMOCRATIC, they all had a governor, governor's court, and a court system.
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Define democracy
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A government ruled by the people
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Who was John Winthrop
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one of the leading figures in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first major settlement in New England
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Why did the people settle in the New England colonies?
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For their religious beliefs-- the Puritans
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What was the climate like in the New England Colonies
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mild and short summers leading to long, cold winters
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Name the four Middle Colonies
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Delaware
Pennsylvania New York New Jersey |
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List the products and crops of the Southern Colonies
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Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo (dye)
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Economy of the Southern Colonies
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The Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who worked on the Slave Plantations. Plantations grew cotton, tobacco, indigo (a purple dye), and other crops.
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Define slavery
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Forcing people to work against their will
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Triangular trade route
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Imaginary triangle that connected trade routes between England, British Colonies and Africa
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Why did people settle in the Southern Colonies?
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Some came for religious freedom and others came because the land was more suitable for farming.
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Southern Colonies government
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Governors selected by the King (royal colonies)
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Who was James Oglethorpe
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Founder of Georgia as a refuge (escape) for debtors (people who owe money)
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What was the climate like in the Middle Colonies?
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Warm summers and mild winters
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Describe the geography in the Middle Colonies
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fertile soil and land that was suitable for farming
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Middle Colonies economy
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Farming of grains like wheat, rye, corn. Call the Bread Basket Colonies. Farmers took grain to gristmill to be ground into flour for the market. Also sold livestock.
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Middle Colonies government
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Picked governors to rule the colonies and established councils and assemblies to help make decisions
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Define indentured servant
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A person who agreed to work for seven years in exchange for passage (travel) to the New World
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Reasons to settle in the Middle Colonies
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Religious freedom, to obtain land for farming, mild climate
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Name the five Southern Colonies
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Maryland
North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Georgia |
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Describe the climate of the Southern Colonies
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Warm and wet. Warmest of all the colonies.
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Describe the geography of the Southern Colonies
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Fact 1 - Geography: The geography of the Southern Fertile soil, hilly coastal plains, forests, long rivers and swamp areas
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