the story of a person's life

written by that person

the business of buying and

selling people for profit

to send goods to

another country for

sale or trade

to bring goods in

from another country

for sale or trade

the business

of farming

a system in which

people can start any

business they want

the name given to

the path of trade routes

often used by the

English colonies

that included the

trading of slaves

large farms

commonly found in

the southern colonies

rules written to keep

the slaves under control

the boss on a

plantation

land on the edge

of a settlement

a reference book

that contains information

about the weather

the rugged land

located near the

Appalachian Mountains

all the businesses

that make one product

or provide one service

three reasons

people chose to come

to the English colonies

religious freedom

cheap land

greater opportunity

what the voyage

from England to the

colonies was like

crowded

little light

bad food

smelly water

took four months

things imported

to the colonies

glass

molasses

slaves

cloth

metal tools

machines

things exported

from the colonies

indigo

tobacco

rice

guns/iron goods

rum

ships

the primary industry of

the New England Colonies

ship building

fishing

the primary industry of

the Middle Colonies

farming

(food crops)

the primary industry of

the Southern Colonies

farming

(cash crops)

why the industry of

the New England Colonies grew

poor soil

thick forests

access to the ocean

why the industry of

the Middle Colonies grew

why the industry of

the Southern Colonies grew

good soil

long growing season

kinds of work

performed by slaves

cooking and cleaning

planting, tending, and harvesting crops

taking care of animals

repairing tools

making furniture, shoes, or glass

important things

Benjamin Franklin did

-wrote Poor Richard's Almanack

-invented the lightning rod, bifocals,

and the Franklin stove

-started the first newspaper, public library,

hospital, and volunteer fire department

-served as Postmaster

-founded the first college in Philadelphia

the group of colonies

that had the most slaves

the group of colonies

that had the fewest slaves

why some colonies

needed slaves more

than others did

farming was labor intensive work--

it took a lot of work and the more

people there were to do it, the

greater the profits would be

for the plantation owner

why some colonies

needed slaves fewer

than others did

the main industries involved

jobs that required fewer people

(store clerks, craftsmen/tradesmen, fishermen, etc.)

reasons people

moved to the backcountry

the colonies were becoming crowded and they wanted a little more room

the land was cheap so there was more opportunity for those with little money