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Ch7Southern Colonies
Chapter 7 Southern Colonies 2nd Qtr
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which colonies were classified as the Southern Colonies? | North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland |
| Why did people settle in the Southern Colonies? | To get more land, to grow crops, to get rich, to get out of debt |
| Who founded Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
| Why was the Georgia Colony founded? | to give debtors in England who were in jail for owing money a new life |
| What were some laws colonists were expected to follow? | Not having different beliefs, had to go to church, could not swear, or lie |
| What were some colonial jobs? | Blacksmith, clothes making, silversmith, chandler (candle and soap maker), overseer, watch maker, printer |
| What form of government did the Southern colonies create? | Governors and assemblies, made a constitution, or a written form of government |
| What was life like for slaves? | Had to farm, hard labor on plantations for no pay, had to work all day, they were beaten or abused, they weren’t allowed to learn to read or write. |
| What was the geography and climate of the Southern Colonies? | Mild, hot and humid |
| What was the economy of the Southern Colonies based on? | Plantations with African slaves |
| What resources were available to Southern Colonies? | Small farms that produced crops |
| What products and crops did the Southern Colonies produce? | Tobacco, clothes, tools, and barrels of corn, rice , indigo, grain ships |
| What was the culture/population of the Southern Colonies? | Christian, slavery was legal |
| What are some interesting facts about the Southern Colonies? | Toleration Act- gave religious freedom to all Christians in Maryland Rode on wagons |
| Who were George and Cecillius Calvert? | wealthy English landowners who founded Maryland. |
| Who are Lords Proprietors? | English leaders who divided Carolina |
| Who was James Oglethorpe | started Georgia with English debtor people who were put in jail for owing moneys |
| Who is Olaudah Equaino? | writing a book about the harsh lives of slaves and giving speeches about slavery |
| Who is Eliza Pinckney? | experimented with the indigo plant |
| backcountry | land beyond settled areas |
| debtor | people who owe money |
| constitution | a written plan for government |
| indigo | a plant that produces blue dye |
| overseer | watched enslaved people work |
| planter | plantation owners |
| interdependence | depend on one another for economic resources |
| broker | a person who is paid to buy and sell for someone else |
| How did the government of the Maryland Colony protect religious freedoms? | In 1649, Maryland passed the Toleration Act, which gave religious freedom to all Christians in the colony. |
| What was the main cash crop in Virginia, Maryland, and northern North Carolina? | Tobacco |
| How did the location of a farm in the Southern Colonies affect the kind of crops grown there? | The type of soil determined which type of crops grew best there. Tobacco was better for coastal plain land in Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. Rice for wet land in South Carolina. |
| How did plantations affect life in the Southern Colonies? | The economy of the Southern Colonies depended mostly on the crops from large plantations. |
| How did most colonists in the Southern Colonies make their living? | Most colonists lived and worked on small farms. |
| How did geography affect where people settled in the Southern Colonies? | The backcountry had thick forests, hills, and few roads. |
| Which Southern Colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics, and who founded it? | Maryland, the Calverts |
| What effect did settlers in the Southern Colonies have on Native Americans? | Europeans built their settlements on Native American lands. War broke out between Native Americans and settlers. Settlers kept pushing Native Americans off their lands. Some were captured and sent to the West Indies to work on sugarcane plantations. Othe |
| What were the reasons for the founding of the Maryland Colony? | The Calverts, who were Catholic, wanted to build a colony in North America that would make money. They also wanted a refuge for Catholics. |
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