| A | B |
|---|
| raw materials | shipped to England by the English colonies to manufacture goods |
| Four main industries of the New England Colonies | fishing, whaling, trade, and shipbuilding |
| Which colonies sold ships to the other colonial regions | The New England Colonies |
| Why was building settlements near waterways important | It helped ships with raw materials leave for England, and ships with goods from England get to the settlements |
| Religious freedom | People wished to practice their own religions their own way |
| Economic opportunity | People wanted to start businesses and farms to make money |
| Self-government | People wanted to own land and govern themselves |
| A benefit of living in the Southern Colonies | The soil was rich and the climate was mild which was good for growing crops |
| The Middle Colonies | the most multicultural and religiously tolerant of the colonies |
| Why was Jamestown a good place to build a settlement | The fertile and mild climate helped grow cash crops like tobacco |
| The goal of the Dutch colony | to make money trading fur and farming similar to the Native Americans |
| Massachusettes Bay Colony | Puritans wanted to govern themselves |
| Location of the Massachusetts Bay Colony | was good because it was just off the coast and easy to reach by ship |
| Pilgrims in Massachusetts Bay Colony | came to the region seeking religious freedom |
| Southern Colonies | had the largest slave population |
| Plantation farming | needed slave labor to be successful and profitable |
| Wheat and grain | produced in the Middle Colonies and in high demand in the other colonies |
| Interdependence in the 13 colonies | Colonies traded crops and goods to one another |
| Government structure in the 13 colonies | ruled by governors and modeled after British Parliment in England |
| Northern colonies | did not need slavery to support their economies |
