Civics Chapter 2 Lesson 2

New England’s cold climate and rocky soil meant that

• cash crops grew best in this region

• New England farmers never grew cash crops

• large-scale farming was difficult.

• New England farms were larger than those in the Middle or South. Colonies.

dissenters- people who oppose official or commonly held views

• true

• false

benefit- to be useful or profitable to

• true

• false

Economy- a system for making choices about ways to use resources to make and distribute goods and services

• true

• false

indentured servants- a large estate/farm

• true

• false

indentured servants- workers who work for American colonists for food and shelter in return for their labor

• true

• false

English leaders believed the main purpose of the colonies was to

• become a rival of England.

• develop a government independent of England.

• grow to become an equal trading partner with England

• prosper enough to benefit England

What best characterizes the geography of the Middle Colonies?

• a climate suited to growing wheat and other cash crops

• a cold climate and a long growing season

• a cold climate and poor soil

• year-round warm weather, a long growing season, and rich soil

Why were the Puritans considered dissenters?

• Their religious practices differed from most in England.

• They thought people of all religions should worship together

• They wanted to cause political unrest in the American colonies

• They wanted to overthrow England’s government

Name two main reasons people chose to come to the American colonies.

• to benefit from the colonies’ long summers and short winters

• to benefit from the colonies’ short summers and long winters

• to escape political unrest and a poor climate in England

• to seek religious freedom and economic opportunity