Southern Colonies

Question 1

These were two cash crops that shaped the economy and way of life for Southern colonies

Accepted Answer

Cotton and tobacco

Question 2

Many women in the Southern colonies were widows, which were ----

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women whose husband has died

Question 3

Who was given a massive land grant to start the colony of Maryland?

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Lord Baltimore

Question 4

Power in the Southern colonies is held by a small group of _______________

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Wealthy, male landowners

Question 5

Most colonists in North Carolina were former _________________________ who moved south from Virginia

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Indentured servants

Question 6

In 1619, the first _________ were brought to the Southern colony of Virginia.

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African slaves

Question 7

Widows in the Southern colonies were able to ________________, which was unusual in Colonial times.

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Own and sell property

Question 8

An example of a primary source documenting life in the Southern colonies would be ________

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a contract signed by an indentured servant

Question 9

Which religious group colonized Maryland?

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Catholics

Question 10

Jamestown was settled by the ______________ _______________

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Virginia Company

Question 11

What were most of the later colonists seeking when they came to the Southern colonies?

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Land and wealth

Question 12

Very few _________ survived the 3 month voyage to the New World on crowded ships carrying 200-300.

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African slaves

Question 13

Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe. He wanted it to be an opportunity for a new life for English

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Debtors

Question 14

This Southern colony was known for big plantation farms and slavery.

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South Carolina

Question 15

The “gentlemen” in the colony refused to ____________.

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Work

Question 16

Colonial governors were appointed by _____ and the colonists did not like them?

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The English monarchy

Question 17

Men outnumbered women in the south, 1 to 5 because most indentured servants were men & many died of ____

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Disease

Question 18

One reason the colony of Georgia was founded was the King wanted it be a _______

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To be a “buffer” colony

Question 19

The first representative government in North America was called ________________.

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The House or Burgesses

Question 20

Which Native American tribe lived near Jamestown in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Powhatan

Question 21

This crop was used to make rum, first in West Indies, but then spread to Georgia and South Carolina.

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Sugar cane

Question 22

The ____ had the most people who COULD NOT read or write --- illiteracy.

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Southern Colonies

Question 23

The first colony is the AMERICAS was the Spanish colony of St. Augustine in what is now ______________.

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 24

In 1729, the colony of Carolina split into two colonies because

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The two had different populations and different economies

Question 25

An indentured servant signed a contract to work for a number of years, then they could collect their __

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freedom dues

Question 26

According to the story, who did Pocahontas save from being beaten to death?

Accepted Answer

John Smith

Question 27

___________ in the colonies were considered and treated like property, not human beings.

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Enslaved Africans

Question 28

Primary sources are any material that was produced by _______________ of an event in history.

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Witnesses

Question 29

The tobacco industry resulted in large plantation farms that needed many workers— this led to ________

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Indentured servitude and slavery

Question 30

The stem ante (before) and bell (war) form the word —antebellum, which refers to the time period _______

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before the Civil War

Question 31

Why did crops grow well in the Southern colonies?

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They had a warm climate and long growing season

Question 32

This Southern colony had the first representative government in North America.

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Virginia

Question 33

Women in the Southern colonies were NOT allowed to _______

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Vote or participate in politics

Question 34

Tobacco was a major cash crop grown in all the Southern colonies except these 2

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Georgia and South Carolina

Question 35

Many young men and boys were sent to England to be educated or wealthy families hired __________.

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Private tutors

Question 36

Jamestown was established as the first permanent English settlement in North America in ___________

Accepted Answer

1607

Question 37

The document shown is a flyer advertising a slave auction. This is an example of a ___________.

Accepted Answer

Primary source

Question 38

The settlement of Jamestown was on a _____________.

Accepted Answer

Marsh

Question 39

Education in the Southern colonies was a _______________, offered to rich, white, male landowners only.

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Privilege

Question 40

The Southern colonies had higher __________ rates than the New England and Middle colonies.

Accepted Answer

Illiteracy

Question 41

Which religious group did most Southern colonists belong to?

Accepted Answer

Protestant

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