13 Colonies

The first permanent English Colony in North America 

• Roanoke NC 
• Jamestown Va
• Plymouth Ma
• Philadelphia Pa

Which of the following best describes the New England Colonies Economy 

• Small Farms
• Shipbuilding and Fishing
• Staple Food Production 
• Cash Crops 

Life in Jamestown was ______________.

• comfortable for everyone
• difficult, there was not enough food or shelter for everyone

The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in New England because ____________.

• they wanted to hunt and fish
• they wanted to explore
• they were looking for gold and silver
• they wanted to build a community based on their own religion

Plantations were ____________.

• small family farms
• large with slaves who helped in the fields

The British Colonies with the best climate and the best land for farming were ___________.

• the Middle Colonies
• the New England Colonies
• the Southern Colonies

What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?

• 13 Colonies
• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Which was an important cash crop in the 17th century?

• corn
• barley
• squash
• tobacco

In which colonial region was the economy based on fishing, whaling and shipbuilding?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Which colonial region was known as the "Breadbasket" because of the amount of wheat it grew?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern