Question

Which colonial region is best described by the phrases in the box below?

• natural resources included fish and timber
• poor farming conditions and long cold winters
• settled by Pilgrims and Puritans seeking religious freedom
A.
Southern
B.
Middle Atlantic
C.
Pacific
D.
New England

Answer 1

D. New England — Pilgrims and Puritans settled New England, which had long cold winters, poor rocky soil, and relied on fishing, timber, shipbuilding and trade.