Colonies

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1.  The founders of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies thought that these two activities might bring money into the colonies:

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Ship building

fur trading

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What was the MAIN REASON for the founding of the original colonies?

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Religious Reasons

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 What assisted the Southern Colonies in being successful with agriculture?

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Rich Soil

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 Bud and Tom are Englishmen who are going to travel to the colonies. Bud is a farmer and is going to buy a big plot of land to grow crops. Tom wants to settle where he can pray, worship, and continue to fish. 

Which answer BEST fits where each Englishmen should settle?

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Bud-Southern Colonies, Tom- Mid-Atlantic Colonies

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Geography played a part in planning settlements. Which one below is the geography that was most helpful for Southern colonists to earn a living?

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Rich Soil

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Pete lived in the Southern Colonies, and his family passed down their property (as will Pete).He has indentured servants who work my fields. He then sells his crops to England. 

Pete is a

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Large Landowner

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Which of these was NOT a chore that colonial American women did?

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Making Tools

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Choose the one that best describes how the large landowners and the American Indians got along.

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1. Indians were forced off the land and landowners build plantations

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People who lived in this region could not grow cash crops. The climate and soil were not ideal. They needed shipping and manufacturing to earn money. Which region is described?

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New England (coast, timber, lumber, shipbuilding)

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1. The Southern colonies were very important in the growth of the African American population for much of the area settled by Europeans.