Southern Colonies

The Southern Colonies consist of FIVE states. Choose the correct states.

• Maryland, West Virginia and Tennessee

• South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland

• South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida

• Oompa Loompa, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida

Which is true about South Carolina?

• the weather was cold

• the population consisted of mostly slaves

• it is the largest state

• it is known for being haunted

What is a cash crop?

• corn
• people who have been put in prison for owing money
• plantation owners
•  a crop grown to be sold

________________________ were required to work for 4-7 years before being freed.  

• indentured servants
• slaves
• debtors
• Catholics

____________________ were large farms in the South.

• Cash crops
• Big farms
• Farms
• Plantations

True or False: Warm climates are important to growing crops.

• True

• False

Why were some crops called "cash crops"?

• The crop grew money.

• The crop earned a lot of money.

• The crop did not grow.

• The crop was grown in a bank.

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

• Trade centers
• Plantations
• Settlements

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...

• Work on plantations
• Work on the railroad
• Work building houses
• Work building ships

The South's geographic features include:

• hilly mountains and rocky soil
• forests and moderate climate
• rich soil and humid climate
• hilly mountains and rich soil