What below is NOT a common experience shared between slaves and indentured servants?

laws in colonies were changed making their children also become property

What was NOT a transportation improvement in Virginia allowing more settlers to move there & make it the largest colony?

new horse breeds were brought from Germany that could pull heavier cargo

What below was NOT generally true about slavery?

slaves had no skills and could not work as carpenters or blacksmiths

What made the Calvert family important in the southern colonies?

they founded Maryland to make money and to be a safe-haven for Catholics

What opportunities were available for young people to learn new skills?

learned jobs by becoming apprentices to craftsmen and living in their homes

What below is NOT true about James Oglethorpe?

slave traders were not allowed to bring slaves unless they had no diseases

Why was the county seat an important location?

place planters & brokers traded which attracted many other goods for sale

What was NOT typical of education in the Southern plantations?

most well educated on plantation schools, even hiring teachers from Europe

What was the result of planting crops like tobacco?

fertile soil was ruined in a few years & planters took more new land

What were the Lords Proprietors?

group of eight English nobles granted lands to establish the Carolinas

***What did Native tribes like the Huron trade which made the French want to build a permanent colony in North America?

animal furs and pelts which the French made into beautiful hats and coats

Why did the port cities become very large?

was where crops shipped out to the world and brokers conducted business

Which was NOT one of the ways people came to be indentured servants?

enemies of the king were given choice to become indentured or be executed

***On a map or globe, what are the lines of longitude, also called meridians?

meridians mark the boundary of every state or county line in a country

***What below is NOT true about William Penn’s city of Philadelphia?

townships divided land into 50 square plots of land for 1000 families

What role did public service play in the regular duty of the plantation owner?

felt it was a duty to help as judges, members of the assembly, or advisors

***What best describes the Chinook Native Americans and their achievements?

traders who created a language so different tribes could talk more easily

Why did the Southern colonies build fewer towns and cities compared to other colonies?

planters felt land was better used for crops, not to waste on huge cities

What did Eliza Lucas Pinckney do that helped South Carolina develop its most important cash crop?

experimented with seeds learning to grow indigo on her family's plantation

***How did the animals that the Spanish brought to North America change the lives of the Native Americans living there?

they learned to use horses for hunting & war, sheep wool for weaving cloth

What was NOT a reason which made Wilmington North Carolina a great port city?

large indigo & cotton plantations created a Southern colony cloth industry

What did Leonard Calvert learn about the experiences of earlier colonies that helped him plan a successful colony?

studied Roanoke and Jamestown colonies to avoid their mistakes in Maryland

What was the Toleration Act?

first law in America to allow all Christians to worship as they pleased

***What did colonists at the Piscataqua River settlement do with the thick growth of trees surrounding the village?

cutting down the trees, they processed and shipped it to England as lumber

Who were the Huguenots?

Protestants forced to leave France because of their religious beliefs

a large part of a colony or a state divided to create government regions

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US History: Ch. 7 The Southern Colonies

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1
What below is NOT a common experience shared between slaves and indentured servants?
laws in colonies were changed making their children also become property
they had to do whatever work the plantation owner required without pay
many performed specialized jobs like blacksmithing and carpentry
some had been kidnapped and sold to the colonies against their will
2
What was NOT a transportation improvement in Virginia allowing more settlers to move there & make it the largest colony?
new horse breeds were brought from Germany that could pull heavier cargo
ferry boats sprung up on rivers to carry passengers, livestock, and tobacco
General Assembly voted to build new bridges across some of the major rivers
Indian trails were widened to become wagon roads to easily move supplies
3
What below was NOT generally true about slavery?
slaves had no skills and could not work as carpenters or blacksmiths
house slaves would cook, sew, clean, & looked after the master’s children
field slaves worked growing crops & children started work at 10 years old
no protection for slaves & owners could treat them cruelly for any reason
4
What made the Calvert family important in the southern colonies?
eight English nobles granted lands to establish the Carolina Colonies
Protestants leaving France they established religious freedom in Georgia
they founded Maryland to make money and to be a safe-haven for Catholics
plantation owners who grew large amounts of lumber for cash crops
5
Most early plantations were built on the _____ because it had rich soil and waterways to get products to market.
tidewater
middle colony
foothills
piedmont
6
A _________ was paid to sell the products grown on plantations for the owner and buy needed supplies.
merchant
proprietor
broker
overseer
7
What opportunities were available for young people to learn new skills?
young men were required to spend 3 years as overseers on plantations
in cities both boys & girls went to school until 18 learning a profession
learned jobs by becoming apprentices to craftsmen and living in their homes
ports attracted skilled workers from all over to teach in the public square
8
person who agreed to work for another person without pay a length of time in exchange for passage to North America
public proprietors
indentured servant
slave
apprentice
9
What below is NOT true about James Oglethorpe?
had idea of bringing over people imprisoned for debt to settle his colony
he forbid trading with Native Americans to reduce the number of conflicts
given permission to found Georgia to keep lands away from France and Spain
slave traders were not allowed to bring slaves unless they had no diseases
10
Why was the county seat an important location?
was the only place with police force where criminals were tried for crimes
place planters & brokers traded which attracted many other goods for sale
was the only place where governor would hear from people who had problems
every town had a county seat where magistrate would read the king’s orders
11
What was NOT typical of education in the Southern plantations?
girls learned business skills while boys were taught agricultural sciene
girls left school at 12 or 13, they needed only basic reading & how to sew
most well educated on plantation schools, even hiring teachers from Europe
there were very few schools because people lived so far apart
12
What was the result of planting crops like tobacco?
fertile soil was ruined in a few years & planters took more new land
people had food shortages as land was not being used for corn or wheat
animals hunted for food became scare as natural habitat was taken away
there was less loss from erosion as hills were covered with planted fields
13
What were the Lords Proprietors?
Protestants forced to leave France because or their religious beliefs
family of wealthy English landowners that founded the Georgia colony
plantation owners who grew corn cash crops and looked to acquire more land
group of eight English nobles granted lands to establish the Carolinas
14
***Who was Mohawk leader who visited each Iroquois tribe to end fighting & brought them together in the Iroquois League?
Deganawida
Huron
Hiawatha
Tapahonso
15
***What did Native tribes like the Huron trade which made the French want to build a permanent colony in North America?
gave the French iron and copper which could be made into weapons and tools
they attacked other tribes and sold the prisoners to the French as slaves
minerals not found in Europe, which the French made into expensive jewelry
animal furs and pelts which the French made into beautiful hats and coats
16
Why did the port cities become very large?
was where crops shipped out to the world and brokers conducted business
immigrants from Europe received better treatment from polite southerners
New England had no deep water ports to take in the biggest ships
England mandated trade routes could not go through the northern colonies
17
Which was NOT one of the ways people came to be indentured servants?
enemies of the king were given choice to become indentured or be executed
debtors would have the money paid back for them if they went to America
some were kidnapped and forced into indentured service against their will
prisoners convicted for crime could be released for service in the colonies
18
***On a map or globe, what are the lines of longitude, also called meridians?
lines that circle the globe from east to west that never touch
meridians mark the boundary of every state or county line in a country
used to determine the relative location of ships moving across the ocean
lines north & south starting at the North Pole & ending at the South Pole
19
***What below is NOT true about William Penn’s city of Philadelphia?
layout of city was planned with streets in a grid pattern for efficiency
Penn made it a central, chose a name that in Greek meant “brotherly love”
townships divided land into 50 square plots of land for 1000 families
it soon became the main port with immigrants from many parts of the world
20
What role did public service play in the regular duty of the plantation owner?
felt it was a duty to help as judges, members of the assembly, or advisors
the oldest son had to volunteer 2 days a week to help in homeless shelters
both men and women were expected to serve in militia to stop Indian raids
planters were expected to help build new plantations by loaning slaves
21
***What best describes the Chinook Native Americans and their achievements?
traders who created a language so different tribes could talk more easily
powerful warriors who would capture & enslave other Native American tribes
created an intricate sand paintings used to call upon the gods for help
farmers who found ways to grow crops in poor soil using fish as fertilizer
22
A spiritual was a song based on stories which some slaves used to express beliefs about ________.
Christianity
freedom
plantation life
African culture
23
Why did the Southern colonies build fewer towns and cities compared to other colonies?
to keep peace with Native Americans they worked to respect their lands
people had everything needed on the plantations making cities unnecessary
planters felt land was better used for crops, not to waste on huge cities
land was rocky making it very difficult to add new streets and houses
24
***English captain hired by the Dutch East India Company to find the Northwest Passage had his men mutiny two times?
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Giovanni da Verrazano
Hiawatha
25
What did Eliza Lucas Pinckney do that helped South Carolina develop its most important cash crop?
studied methods Virginia tobacco farmers used and adapted them for her farm
experimented with seeds learning to grow indigo on her family's plantation
watched Indians plant their corn in mounds putting in fish for fertilizer
taught slaves reading improving happiness which resulted in better workers
26
***How did the animals that the Spanish brought to North America change the lives of the Native Americans living there?
they no longer had to depend on forest chickens to lay eggs for breakfast
Native Americans could now use dogs to hunt bears and scare away predators
they learned to use horses for hunting & war, sheep wool for weaving cloth
trained animals like deer and elk to live in fenced areas for food
27
What was NOT a reason which made Wilmington North Carolina a great port city?
large indigo & cotton plantations created a Southern colony cloth industry
they found forests and built sawmills to produce naval stores
Cape Fear River was deep for large ships which could sail to the Atlantic
immigrants, many from Scotland, brought many different craft skills
28
What did Leonard Calvert learn about the experiences of earlier colonies that helped him plan a successful colony?
studied Roanoke and Jamestown colonies to avoid their mistakes in Maryland
laws that required specific shipping routes to get goods to market faster
problems that kept the Spanish from being able to conquer the Indian tribes
techniques of Virginia farmers which made tobacco a successful cash crop
29
***What was an early Pioneer route through the backcountry from Pennsylvania to North Carolina?
Appalachian Trail
Direct trade route
Conestoga Road
Great Wagon Road
30
Which port city in South Carolina grew from 300 people in 1688 to about 6000 by 1708?
Savannah
Boston
Baltimore
Charles Town
31
What was the Toleration Act?
requirement that only Catholic Christians could get jobs in Virginia
legal process in England allowing prisoners to become indentured servants
first law in America to allow all Christians to worship as they pleased
the requirement of Governor James Oglethorpe to protect Native Americans
32
***What is the skill of controlling the course of a ship and was important to crossing the ocean.
Astronomy
Navigation
Cartography
Destination
33
***What did colonists at the Piscataqua River settlement do with the thick growth of trees surrounding the village?
burned it to clear land for crops just like they saw Native Americans do
Indians claimed the forest was full of spirits, colonists left it alone
they preserved trees knowing it would be needed for firewood and buildings
cutting down the trees, they processed and shipped it to England as lumber
34
Who were the Huguenots?
Protestants forced to leave France because of their religious beliefs
eight English nobles granted lands to establish the Carolina Colonies
medical workers who helped the community or society as a whole
plantation owners who broke agreements with Indians to acquire their land
35
***Who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony on his own because he believed government should follow consent of the people?
Thomas Hooker
John Winthrop
David Thomson
Roger Williams
36
What was a county?
biggest port city of every colony where goods were taxed by English
waterways that allowed boats to get products to market
area of business office where funds are counted and stored for merchants
a large part of a colony or a state divided to create government regions

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