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The Thirteen Colonies and Geographical Regions
What geographical region
was settled by English, Dutch,
and German speaking immigrants?
ANSWER!
Middle Colonies:
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Delaware
What geographical region
was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
ANSWER!
New England:
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut
What geographical region
was settled by people seeking
economic opportunities?
ANSWER!
Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia
In what geographical region
is Virginia located?
ANSWER!
Virginia is part of the
Southern Colonies
What region developed
large plantations along
the coast that
grew “cash crops” such as
tobacco, rice, and indigo.
ANSWER!
Southern Colonies
What region developed
an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering
small-scale subsistence farming,
and eventually manufacturing?
Answer!
New England
What region developed
economies based on
shipbuilding, small-scale farming,
and trading?
ANSWER!
Middle Colonies
Why is Florida NOT considered
one of the original 13 colonies?
ANSWER!
Florida was claimed by Spain
and therefore NOT a part of the
original 13 English colonies
(see larger map below)
What New England colony
was founded by dissenters
fleeing persecution
by Puritans in Massachusetts?
ANSWER!
Rhode Island
What middle colony included
the Quakers?
ANSWER!
Pennsylvania
(Hint: remember the Quaker,
William Penn)
What colony was founded
as a refuge (safe place) for
Catholics?
ANSWER!
Maryland
(Hint: remember Lord Baltimore Calvert
and associate it with Baltimore, Maryland)
What region had a social structure
based on family status and
the ownership of land?
ANSWER!
Southern Colonies
(Hint: Remember Robert “King” Carter
who owned so much land in eastern
Virginia that he was respected as royalty)
What region had a social structure
based on religious standing?
ANSWER!
New England
(Hint: Remember the Puritans
settled in Massachusetts, where
religion was most important)
What region had the most flexible
social structure and began to develop
a middle class of skilled artisans,
entrepreneurs, and small farmers?
ANSWER!
Middle Colonies
(Hint: Pennsylvania was known as
the “best poor man’s country” because
even the poorest man could make a living)
What region maintained an allegiance
to the Church of England and
closer social ties to England
than the other colonies?
ANSWER!
Southern Colonies
In what colony would you find
the first elected assembly
in the New World?
ANSWER!
Virginia
What was the first elected
assembly in the New World?
ANSWER!
Virginia House of Burgesses
Established in 1640s, it has operated
continuously and is today known
as the General Assembly of Virginia
In what colony would you
most likely find the “Cavaliers?”
ANSWER!
Virginia
Who were the Cavaliers?
Who were the Cavaliers?
ANSWER!
English nobility who received
large land grants in eastern Virginia
from the King of England
(Hint: The UVA Cavaliers)
In what geographical region would you
find Indentured Servants?
ANSWER!
Southern Colonies
Who were Indentured Servants?
Who were Indentured Servants?
ANSWER!
Poor English, Scottish, or Irish immigrants
who agreed to work on plantations for a period
of time to pay for passage to the New World
What did it mean when
servants “Indentured” themselves?
ANSWER!
An “Indenture” is basically
a contract to work for a period
of time. Both the servant and
his/her master would sign it.
(Hint: See servant
William Buckland’s name on
the indenture to the left)
In what geographical region
would you find slaves?
ANSWER!
The Southern Colonies
Where did the Southern Colonies
get slaves?
Where did the Southern Colonies
get slaves?
“MIDDLE
PASSAGE”
ANSWER!
Slaves were
forcibly brought from
Africa, a brutal journey
known as the
“Middle Passage”
Why were Africans brought to
the Southern Colonies?
ANSWER!
The first Africans were brought to
Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 to
work on tobacco plantations.
If both groups of people worked
on plantations, what is the difference
between Indentured Servants and Slaves?
ANSWER!
Indentured Servants came willingly
from Europe to work for a period
of time by contract, and hope for better
life for children
while
Slaves were brought against their
will from Africa and worked for life,
and status was passed on to children
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
New England
What colonial region was settled by people
seeking economic opportunities (money)?
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
New England
What colonial region was settled by people
seeking economic opportunities (money)?
Southern Colonies
In what colonial region is Virginia located?
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
New England
What colonial region was settled by people
seeking economic opportunities (money)?
Southern Colonies
In what colonial region is Virginia located? Southern Colonies
What colonial region had an economy based on
plantation agriculture and “cash crops?”
(tobacco and indigo)
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
New England
What colonial region was settled by people
seeking economic opportunities (money)?
Southern Colonies
In what colonial region is Virginia located? Southern Colonies
What colonial region had an economy based on
plantation agriculture and “cash crops?”
(tobacco and indigo)
Southern Colonies
Why is Florida NOT considered one of the original
13 English colonies?
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
New England
What colonial region was settled by people
seeking economic opportunities (money)?
Southern Colonies
In what colonial region is Virginia located? Southern Colonies
What colonial region had an economy based on
plantation agriculture and “cash crops?”
(tobacco and indigo)
Southern Colonies
Why is Florida NOT considered one of the original
13 English colonies?
Florida was settled by the
Spanish
What colonial region had an economy based on
Shipbuilding, small-scale farming, and trading?
What colonial region was settled by German,
English, and Dutch immigrants?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region was settled by Puritans
seeking religious freedom?
New England
What colonial region was settled by people
seeking economic opportunities (money)?
Southern Colonies
In what colonial region is Virginia located? Southern Colonies
What colonial region had an economy based on
plantation agriculture and “cash crops?”
(tobacco and indigo)
Southern Colonies
Why is Florida NOT considered one of the original
13 English colonies?
Florida was settled by the
Spanish
What colonial region had an economy based on
Shipbuilding, small-scale farming, and trading?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? Maryland
What colony was founded by the Quakers?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? Maryland
What colony was founded by the Quakers? Pennsylvania
What colonial region had a social structure based on
religious standing?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? Maryland
What colony was founded by the Quakers? Pennsylvania
What colonial region had a social structure based on
religious standing?
New England
What colonial region had the most flexible social
structure and was the most tolerant?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? Maryland
What colony was founded by the Quakers? Pennsylvania
What colonial region had a social structure based on
religious standing?
New England
What colonial region had the most flexible social
structure and was the most tolerant?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region had a social structure based on
family status and ownership of land?
What colonial region had an economy based on
shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale
subsistence farming, and manufacturing?
New England
What colony was founded by Puritan dissenters
fleeing persecution in Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? Maryland
What colony was founded by the Quakers? Pennsylvania
What colonial region had a social structure based on
religious standing?
New England
What colonial region had the most flexible social
structure and was the most tolerant?
Middle Colonies
What colonial region had a social structure based on
family status and ownership of land?
Southern Colonies
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Indentured Servants
Who were English nobility who received large land
grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Indentured Servants
Who were English nobility who received large land
grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?
Cavaliers
What region maintained an allegiance to the Church
of England and close social ties to England?
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Indentured Servants
Who were English nobility who received large land
grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?
Cavaliers
What region maintained an allegiance to the Church
of England and close social ties to England?
Southern Colonies
Who were forcibly brought to Jamestown in 1619 to
work on tobacco plantations?
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Indentured Servants
Who were English nobility who received large land
grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?
Cavaliers
What region maintained an allegiance to the Church
of England and close social ties to England?
Southern Colonies
Who were forcibly brought to Jamestown in 1619 to
work on tobacco plantations?
Slaves
What was the term used to describe the brutal journey
for slaves from Africa to North America?
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Indentured Servants
Who were English nobility who received large land
grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?
Cavaliers
What region maintained an allegiance to the Church
of England and close social ties to England?
Southern Colonies
Who were forcibly brought to Jamestown in 1619 to
work on tobacco plantations?
Slaves
What was the term used to describe the brutal journey
for slaves from Africa to North America?
Middle Passage
What was the 1st elected assembly in the New World
called?
Who were poor English and Irish immigrants who in
exchange for passage to the new world agreed to
work for a period of time?
Indentured Servants
Who were English nobility who received large land
grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?
Cavaliers
What region maintained an allegiance to the Church
of England and close social ties to England?
Southern Colonies
Who were forcibly brought to Jamestown in 1619 to
work on tobacco plantations?
Slaves
What was the term used to describe the brutal journey
for slaves from Africa to North America?
Middle Passage
What was the 1st elected assembly in the New World
called?
Virginia House of
Burgesses (today the
General Assembly of
Virginia)