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Ch. 4: Colonies Develop Notes Packet
The New England Colonies
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The four original New England Colonies were :
Environment
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The climate of the New England Colonies was ___________ than the other two
colonial regions because they were the farthest _____________.
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The climate was a positive factor for the colonists in the New England Colonies; it
_________________ the spread of life-threatening ______________.
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The climate was a negative factor for the colonist in the New England Colonies;
the severe winters _______________ many people.
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The geography of New England was mostly ________ with rocky ___________.
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New England had small farms, but did not have ___________ farms. New
England was the worst of the three regions to grow ______________ due to the
____________ winters, and bad ______________.
Natural Resources
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The natural resources of the New England Colonies included __________,
whales, ____________ and furs.
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The natural resources were more ________________ than agricultural crops to
colonists in New England because of poor, rocky soil and the short growing
season.
Religion
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The main function of New England towns was to support the religion of
_________________.
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Religious ________________ in Puritan colonies did not exist. The Puritan's
world view did ____________ __________________ other religions.
Economy
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New England had a ____________ economy that was mostly tied to the
____________________.
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How did New Englanders make money?
The Southern Colonies
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The five original Southern Colonies were :
Environment
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The climate of the Southern Colonies was the ________________ climate of the
three colonial regions.
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The warmer climate was a positive factor for the colonists in the Southern
Colonies. They didn't worry as much about ________________ cold winters.
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The warmer climate was a negative factor for the colonists in the Southern
Colonies; the warm, moist climate carried _____________ that killed the
colonists.
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The geography of the Southern Colonies which had a broad, coastal plain known
as the ________________ region.
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The _________________ region was known for its __________ __________.
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Although many people did grow food in the South, the main source of money was
in their three main ____________ crops: _____________, ____________, and
________________.
Natural Resources
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The natural resources of the Southern Colonies included rich ____________
land in the tidewater coastal regions. Some ___________ and fish too.
Religion
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The main religion in the Southern colonies was _______________
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Although not as accepting of others as the ______________ colonies, the
Southern colonies were more accepting of others than the _____________
colonies.
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Some of the colonies offered _______________ freedom in order to attract more
people to their area.
Economy
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Economy based mostly on _________________.
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Cash crops of _____________, _____________, and ______________
dominated much of the economy.
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Southern colonies _______________ economy and large ___________
population helped create a unique identity.
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Southern colonies’ economy was much less _______________ than other 2
regions.
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The wealth from the cash crops was concentrated in the hands of the _______.
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This created a polarizing economy of the very rich ____________ class, and the
much more populated and poor ___________ class of small farmers. There was
not much of a ______________ class.
The Middle Colonies
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The four original Middle Colonies were :
Environment
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The environment of the Middle Colonies was kind of in the middle of the other
two regions.
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They had short ______________ and mild ______________. The soil was
pretty _________.
Natural Resources
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The main natural resource of the Middle colony was _____________. The
production of this crop helped give this region the nickname of “the
_________________”.
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Other natural resources were cattle, __________, and skins.
Religion
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There was ______________ religious freedom in the Middle Colonies than in
New England.
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There were many different types of _______________. However, the most
predominant religious people were the _________________.
Economy
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_____________ economy like the New England colonies.
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Like the Southern colonies, the Middle Colonies economy was largely based on
_________________.
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Middle colonies had ____________ farms and focused on the cash crop of
_____________.