Colony Region Flashcards

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Middle Colonies

Most diverse

Middle Colonies

Much trade - large port cities

Middle Colonies

Most religiously tolerant

Middle Colonies

Mixture of some towns, some farms (not plantations) and cities

Middle Colonies

Productive land, but shorter growing season than South

Middle Colonies

Small amounts of slavery (mostly in cities)

Middle Colonies

Beginnings of anti-slavery movement

Middle Colonies

Many Dutch and German settlers

Middle Colonies

Location of the "Holy Experiment

Middle Colonies

Frontier-living

Backcountry

Dense forest, mountains, streams

Backcountry

Mainly Scots-Irish

Backcountry

Main religion was Presbyterian

Backcountry

Clashes with natives over land and resources

Backcountry

Small independent farms

Backcountry

Very-spread out

Backcountry

Clan system helped people survive

Backcountry

Western region of all 13 colonies

Backcountry

Wild place" that resented gov't control, but desired democracy and freedom

Backcountry

Mostly Puritan religion

New England Colonies

Very few slaves/ less than 2%

New England Colonies

King Philip's War

New England Colonies

Values of hard work, education, representative government, town meetings

New England Colonies

Challenges to lifestyle occurred when people with differing values arrived�such as money, and other religions

New England Colonies

Farming in this region was all subsistence farming

New England Colonies

Mostly middle class, educated, skilled settlers

New England Colonies

Congregations formed towns with a common

New England Colonies

Rocky soil/ short growing season

New England Colonies

Fishing, Whaling, Logging, Shipbuilding, Trade

New England Colonies

Very few immigrants�diversity seen in African culture, religions, and language

Southern Colonies

Social tension between elite and poorer farmers and frontiersmen

Southern Colonies

The elite was the smallest group but had the most economic and political power

Southern Colonies

Bacon's Rebellion

Southern Colonies

Mostly Anglicans

Southern Colonies

Lived in plantations�self-sufficient communities
(very few towns)

Southern Colonies

Used slave labor

Southern Colonies

Lived along the Tidewater

Southern Colonies

Cash crops�tobacco, rice, and indigo

Southern Colonies

Year round growing season, warm climate, good soil

Southern Colonies