| Question | Answer |
| Government: Duke of York chose the governors who then chose a council to make decisions; colonists elected representatives to an assembly; representatives made laws but were not very powerful | MC
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Economy: Fishing; Shipbuilding; Lumbering; Whaling; Trapping wild animals; Logging; Subsistence farming; Rum for trade in the TransAtlantic Slave Trade | NE
| Geographic Features: soil was good for farming; rivers for transporting goods; Appalachian Mountains | SC
| Climate: Warm and sunny; long growing season | SC
| Government: Maryland passed the Act Concerning Religion known as the Act of Toleration; ensured freedom of religion for settlers in the colony; part of the 1st amendment to the US Constitution is based on the Act of Toleration | SC
| History: Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in 1607; Maryland was established as a haven for Catholics; Georgia was founded for debtors-served as a buffer between the English Colonies and Spanish Florida | SC
| History: New York was founded by the Dutch and called New Netherland; English acquired the colony and changed the name to New York; Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn-a Quaker | MC
| Climate: Longer growing season; abundance of sun and rain | MC
| Climate: distinct seasons; summers were mild and short; winters were harsh with up to 4 feet of snow a year | NE
| Government: American democracy began in the New England colonies; Boston created town meetings where every MAN had a voice; Thomas Hooker wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut-1st written constitution in the colonies; constitution was first to support the "consent of the governed" | NE
| History: Roger Williams founded Rhode Island so every colonists could worship freely; Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut in 1630; Pilgrims and Puritans searching for religious freedom denied to them back in England | NE
| Geographic Features: thin layer of rocky soil too poor to grow crops; hills; mountains; thick-forests | NE
| Economy: Farming; cash crops like grains; called the Breadbasket Colonies; Livestock; Small family farms; small industries; selling manufactured products; merchants; lawyers; teachers; glass blowers; silversmiths; blacksmiths | MC
| Geographic Features: wide rivers like the Delaware River and Hudson River; rich soil for growing crops; natural resources-coal, iron, copper; natural harbors on the coast | MC
| Economy: Cash crops-tobacco, rice, and indigo sold to England as part of the mercantilism system; economy based on slave labor | SC |
