Geography impacts on the colonists

Which colony had the shortest growing season?

• New England

• Mid- Atlantic

• Southern

• West Coast

Which colonies had the longest growing season?

• New England

• Mid- Atlantic

• Southern

• Pacific

Which of the colonies had the coldest climate?

• Southern

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• East

Which of the colonies had the warmest climate ?

• Southern

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England

• Canadian

Which of the following colonies has the fewest deep-water harbors?

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• Southern

• Middle

Has land that is flat, fertile soil, and has many wide rivers and bays.

• Southern

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England

Has sandy, rocky soil, land is mountains and hills, with dense forest.

• Southern

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England

Has rich, fertile soil, deep rivers and harbors, land that has gentle rolling hills.

• Southern

• Mid-Atlantic

• New England

What was the impact of physical geography on farming in the New England colonies?

• Many people farmed to grow cash crops to sell to England and other colonies.

• Most farms were large plantations.

• Most farms were small individual plots.

• People farmed to feed their family, but most did not grow excess crops to sell for a profit.

• Farming was so successful that some crops were used in place of money.

The geography of the mid-Atlantic colonies was great for

• agriculture

• whaling