Colonial Regions Review

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Colonial Regions Review
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New England

• Name two of the four colonies in this region.

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Answer

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island

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New England

• Name two of the four trades that were important
  to the economy of this region.

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Answer

• Fishing
• Whaling
• Shipbuilding
• Barrel and Cask Making

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New England

• Name a physical characteristic of this region

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Answer

• Poor, rocky soil
• Mountainous terrain

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New England

• Identify 1 way that New England Colonists
  depended on the colonies

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Answer

• For tea
• turn goods into finished products

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Middle
Name two of the four Middle Colonies
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Answer

• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• New Jersey

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Middle
Farmers had a surplus of food to sell. In order
to trade the goods what kind of towns were
developed?
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Answer

• Market towns

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Middle
What characteristic of the Middle colonies made
gristmills successful?
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Answer

• Rapid rivers
• Forests
• Rich soil

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Middle
Name 1 physical characteristic of this region.
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Answer

• Rich farmland

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Southern

• Name 3 cash crops that southern plantations grew.

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Answer

• Tobacco
• Rice
• Indigo

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Southern

• A person who signed a contract to work without
  pay for a given length of time.

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Answer

• Indentured servant

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Southern

• Which continents where connected by the triangle
  trade routes?

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Answer

• North America
• Africa
• Europe

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Southern

• Name 1 economic activity that was common in the
  southern colonies.

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Answer

• Cash crops on plantations.