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Southern Colonies
History Southern Colonies Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the Southern Colonies? | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| Who was the driving force that granted Sir George Calvert a charter to establish Maryland? | King Charles I |
| Why did King Charles I grant a charter to Sir George Calvert for Maryland? | The colony was for Catholics so that they could worship freely. |
| When Calvert died who took over his dream and why? | His son, Cecilia Calvert, because he realized his fathers dream. |
| When the settlers of Maryland sailed up Chesapeake Bay where did they settle? | St. Mary's |
| In the beginning of Maryland's growth who outnumber who? | Protestants settlers outnumbered Catholics. |
| What was passed to protect the Catholics in Maryland? | The Act of Toleration |
| In the Protestant-controlled assembly in Maryland, what was made the official church of Maryland? | The Angelica Church |
| What happened to the Catholics in Maryland? | They were persecuted again, much like they had been in England. |
| Who found Maryland? | Sir George Calvert |
| For Virginia know about Roanoke and Jamestown. | |
| Who found the Carolinas? | 8 nobles |
| Who granted the Carolinas to the eight nobles | King Charles II |
| What kind of colony was the carolinas? | Proprietary colony |
| What town was first established in the carolinas? | Charles Town |
| Who wrote the Carolinas constitution? | John Locke |
| What kind of people were in North Carolina? | poor farms from Virginia |
| What did North Carolina rely in? | Virginia ports and merchants |
| What was it like in North Carolina? | There were mostly small farms with few slaves |
| What did South Carolina have that North Carolina didn't have | A better harbor (Charles Town) |
| What was South Carolina like? | It had large plantation that grew rice and indigo |
| Did South Carolina have slaves? | Yes |
| Where were the South Carolina slaves from? | Barbados, West Indies |
| Who was the majority of South Carolina population made up of? | Enslaved Africans |
| What was the last of the 13 colonies? | Georgia |
| What did Georgia do for the other colonies? | It help protect them from the Spanish Florida attacks |
| Who received a charted to establish something in Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
| What did James Oglethorpe establish? | The Haven for Debtors |
| What was Oglethorpe's Vision? | He wanted the colonies people to be hard-working, independent, protestant, small farms, and he also banned slavery, Catholicism, and rum |
| When Georgia was changing what were some of the things that changed? | Larger landholdings were available and the band on slavery and rum were lifted (though you could still not practice Catholicism) |
| What happened to Georgia in 1752? | Georgia was turned back over to the king |
| How does the Triangular Trade work? | -Enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies and then onto the British colonies -New England shipped good to Europe -Europe shipped manufactured good to Africa |
| What was the Middle Passage? | Where slaves were tightly packed into ships and shipped to the West Indies (most inhumane part of the Triangular Trade) Some did not make the journey |
| Where did slaves mostly live in the New World? | In the South on plantations |
| What was the Slave Code or the behavior conducts for slaves? | -Isolation -Severe punishment -Illiteracy -Fugitive slaves |
| Did any slaves have a chance at freedom, if yes how? | Yes if they were skilled workers |
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