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Roanoke IslandWhich colony was called the Lost Colony?
Roanoke IslandThis colony was established as an economic venture.
Jamestown SettlementWhat was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown SettlementThis was an economic venture by the Virginia Company.
Plymouth ColonyThis colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid persecution.
Massachusetts Bay ColonyWhere did the Puritans settle?
QuakersWhat group of people settled in Pennsylvania?
QuakersWho wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference.
GeorgiaPeople who had been in debtor's prisons in England settled here.
GeorgiaWhere did people hope to experience a new life and to have economic freedom?
Describe New England's geography.Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly terrain(land), rocky soil, and jagged coastline.
What kind of climate did New England have?Moderate summers and cold winters.
How did people make a living(economy)?Fishing, shipbuilding industry and naval supplies, trade and port cities, skilled craftsmen and shopkeepers.
Describe their social life.Village and church as center of life. Religious reformers and separatists.
What was their political and civic life?Town meetings
Describe the climate in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies.Moderate climate
Describe the geopgraphy of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies.Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands(harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers), rich farmlands.
What did the people do for a living(economy) in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?Livestock and grain, trading, unskilled and skilled workers and fishermen.
What the social life like in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?Villages and cities, varied and diverse lifestyles, diverse religions.
What was the political and civic life in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?Market towns
Describe the geography in the Southern Colonies.Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors, rivers
What was the climate like in the Southern Colonies?Humid climate
What did people do for a living(economy) in the Southern Colonies?Large farms/plantations, cash crops, wood products, small farms, and slavery.
Describe the social life in the Southern Colonies.olonies.Plantations(slavery), mansions, indentured servants, few cities, few schools and Church of England.
Describe political and civic life.Counties
Describe lifestyle of the large landowners.Lived predominately in the South, relied on indentured servants and/or slaves for labor, were educated in some cases, and had rich social culture.
Describe the farmers' life.Worked the land according to the region and relied on family members for labor.
What was the lifesyle of the artisans?Worked as craftsmen in towns and on the plantation and they lived in small villages and cities.
What was life like for the women?They worked as caretakers, houseworkers,and homemakers. They could not vote and they had few chances for an education.
Who were indentured servants?They consisted of men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies and they agreed to work without pay for their passage. They were free at the end of their contract.
Describe slaves.They were captured in Africa(their home), sold to slave traders, shipped to the colonies, and then sold into slavery.
What group of people were owned as property for life with no rights?Slaves
Were slaves born into slavery?Yes
How did England control the colonies' economy?England imposed strict control over trade, it taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War, and the colonies traded raw materials for goods.
How did England control the colonies politically?The colonists had to obey English laws that were enforced by the governors, colonial governors were appointed by the king or the proprietor, and colonial legislatures made laws for each colony and were monitored by colonial governors.


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