Lesson 1 - New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

Front

How did the geography and environment affect the daily life of the colonists?

Back

It influenced trade and travel.

Front

Which colonies were formed when the English king gave New Netherland to the Duke of York?

Back

New York and New Jersey

Front

Which colonies had a warmer climate than the New England colonies?

Back

Carolinas and Virginia

Front

What was the central institution in colonial life?

Back

Church

Front

What happened to colonists who expressed opposing religious or political ideas in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Back

They were forced to leave.

Front

Who started the colony of Pennsylvania?

Back

William Penn

Front

What happened in 1674 to New Netherland?

Back

It became the diverse colonies of New York and New Jersey

Front

What was the main focus of life in the southern colonies?

Back

Plantation farming

Front

Which regions had large plantations and good soil for farming? Options: Carolinas and Virginia, New England colonies, Pennsylvania and Delaware, New York and New Jersey

Back

Carolinas and Virginia

Front

Who controlled the New England colonies?

Back

Church-going men who owned property