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Chapter 5: New England Colonies

Chapter 5: New England Colonies. Vocabulary Review. growing season. The time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow. The growing season in New England lasts from late May to early October. tidewater.

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Chapter 5: New England Colonies

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  1. Chapter 5: New England Colonies Vocabulary Review

  2. growing season • The time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow. The growing season in New England lasts from late May to early October.

  3. tidewater • The area where the water in rivers and streams rises and falls with the ocean’s tides The climate and soil in the tidewater are excellent for farming.

  4. fall line • The line where rivers from higher land flow to lower land and often form waterfalls The fall line followed the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains, from the Southern Colonies to New England.

  5. backcountry • The mountainous area west of where most colonies settled. The land in the backcountry was steep and covered with forests.

  6. town meeting • A gathering where colonists held elections and voted on the laws for their towns. In Massachusetts Bay, everyone could go to a town meeting, but only men who owned property could vote.

  7. self-government • A government in which people who live in a place make laws from themselves The Puritans had some experience with self government in England.

  8. dissenter • A person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders Roger Williams was a dissenter who wanted more religious freedom.

  9. banish • To force someone to leave Puritan leaders banished Roger Williams from Massachusetts because he believed that government should not make laws based on religion.

  10. industry • All the business that make one kind of product or service. People of New England used local resources to create a successful shipbuilding industry.

  11. export • Product sent to another country and sold Cod was an important export to the New England colonies.

  12. import • A product brought into one country from another Tea and spices were important imports that were brought to the colonies from Europe.

  13. Middle Passage • The voyage from Africa to the West Indies Many Africans died of disease or hunger while traveling the Middle Passage.

  14. Slave trade • The business of buying and selling human beings During the 1600s and 1700s, thousands of Africans were brought to the colonies for slave trade.

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