Show What You Know - Southern Colonies

Which colonies make up the Southern colonies?

• Virginia, Delaware, North & South Carolina, Georgia

• Virginia, Maryland, North & South Carolina, Georgia

• Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia

• North & South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland

The economy of the Southern colonies was based primarily on what industry?

• Mining

• Fishing

• Agriculture

• Lumber

The motivation for settling most of the Southern colonies was

• Religious freedom

• Profit/trade

• Glory for the king

• Safety

The colony of __________ was a refuge for _________ seeking freedom.

• Virginia, Puritans

• Maryland, Puritans

• Virginia, Catholics

• Maryland, Catholics

What is the term for when someone agreed to work for a certain number of years in order to receive food, shelter, and freedom dues at the end of their term?

• Slavery

• Chattel slavery

• Indentured servitude

• Plantation servitude

A large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the farm

• plantation

• cash crop

• Jamestown

• indentured servant

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the

• "Breadbasket" colonies

• "High-Yielding" colonies

• "Prolific Pennsylvanians"

• "Fruitful Friends"

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

• Quakers

• proprietors

• patroons

• Peter Stuyvesant

What is significant about 1607?

• Jamestown, Virginia - 1st permanent English settlement

• Magna Carta- limited gov & due process

• Mayflower Compact- 1st self gov

• Harsh Winter of 1620

What is significant about 1620?

• Jamestown- 1st permanent English settlement

• Magna Carta- limited gov & due process

• Mayflower Compact- 1st self gov

• Harsh Winter of 1620