Exploration and Colonial Regions Note Check

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Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom? Options: New England, Southern, Middle, Backcountry

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New England

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Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds? Options: New England, Middle, Southern, Backcountry

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Middle

Front

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate? Options: New England, Middle, Southern, Backcountry

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New England

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Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco? Options: New England, Southern, Middle, Backcountry

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Southern

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Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

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Plantations

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Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

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They grew many types of grain.

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Why was slavery LESS important in the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?

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They did not rely heavily on cash crops.

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What is the major industry of the New England Colonies? Options: Cash Crops of tobacco, rice and indigo; Metalwork and trade; Cash Crops of wheat and grain; Shipbuilding and Fishing

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Shipbuilding and Fishing

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The middle colonies were known for

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Diverse populations

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The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to

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Seek religious freedom