3:4 - The Southern Colonies

The warm and humid climate of the Southern Colonies made them ideal for growing crops like _____________.

• corn and wheat

• tobacco and rice

• barley and oats

• potatoes and carrots

The western rolling hills that bordered the Tidewater region were called the _________.

• Appalachians

• Piedmont

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

The Southern Colonies’ economy near the coast was dominated by __________.

• farms

• factories

• plantations

• mines

The flat coastal lowland of the Southern Colonies was known as the ___________________.

• Tidewater

• Piedmont

• Appalachian Plateau

• Great Plains

Georgia was originally founded to _____________.

• protect against Spanish Florida and give debtors a new start

• establish trade routes to Europe

• create a military base against Native Americans

• promote agricultural development in the region

Backcountry settlers often lived on large plantations and owned many enslaved workers.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Rarely

The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, drawn in the 1760s, was called the ___________________.

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Ohio River

• Appalachian Trail

• Great Plains

Bacon’s Rebellion demonstrated the frustration of frontier settlers who felt overlooked by colonial leaders. (True/False)

• True

• False

• Partially True

• Not True at All

Lord Baltimore helped pass the ___________________ in 1649 to give Christians the right to worship freely.

• Act of Toleration

• Religious Freedom Act

• Maryland Charter

• Freedom of Worship Act

The Act of Toleration in Maryland gave religious freedom to all people, including non-Christians. (True/False)

• True

• False

• Partially True

• Not Applicable