Southern Colonies

Why might freed slaves have taken jobs as sharecroppers on southern plantations?

• Freed slaves liked living on plantations.

• Sharecropping provided a way for freed slaves to make a living.

• Living conditions were improved by becoming sharecroppers.

• Freed slaves enjoyed working on a farm.

In the South, huge harvests of cash crops were grown on special pieces of land called

• plantations

• farms

• camps

• ranches

James Oglethorpe opposed ____________________ so strongly that he returned to England when it was introduced to Georgia.

• sharecropping

• democracy

• slavery

• Catholicism

What English system was James Oglethorpe known for improving?

• the political system

• the prison system

• the school system

• the religious system

How was the land dispute between Virginia Colony settlers and Cecilius Calvert, settler of the Maryland Colony, resolved?

• King Charles asked the Virginians to move.

• King Charles recalled the charter and canceled the yoyage.

• King Charles ordered an attack on the Virginians.

• King Charles modified the Maryland charter so the Virginians could stay.

In his early years, James Oglethorpe attended military school and fought with the British Army against the _______________.

• French

• Turks

• Spanish

• Germans

What lasting effect did Calvert's beliefs about religious freedom have on the Colony of Maryland?

• The Maryland Assembly passed the first American law guaranteeing religious freedom.

• The Colony went to war with Virginia in order to ensure religious freedom.

• Colonists who didn't believe in religious freedom left the area.

• The Colony failed because Calvert was too focused on ensuring religious freedom.

When funds for building Savannah ran out, _________________ used his own money to finish the town.

• Cecilius Calvert

• Sam Carter

• James Oglethorpe

• Nicholas Seccombe

By settling the Colony of Maryland, Cecilius Calvert hoped that ________________ would be able to escape religious persecution.

• British Anglicans

• Puritans

• Quakers

• English Catholics

Why did James Oglethorpe request a charter to form the Georgia Colony in the New World?

• Oglethorpe believed that debtors (people who owe money) could be productive citizens and deserved a second chance at life.

• Oglethorpe though prison was a good place for people who owed money so he wanted Georgia to be a colony for prisoners.

• Oglethorpe didn't like living in England and wanted to find a place in the New World.

• Oglethorpe wanted to have schools, streets, and businesses named after him.