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6th SS Ch 7_s
6th Grade Social Studies Chapter 7 Study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was the Maryland Colony founded? | To build a colony in NA that would make money and provide refuge for Catholics. |
| Who founded the Maryland Colony? | The Calvert Family |
| Another name for the Chesapeake Bay | Great Shellfish Bay |
| The Maryland Colony and the Virginia Colony are separated by | The Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River |
| In 1649 Maryland passed this to give religious freedom to all Christians | The Toleration Act |
| In 1702 _____ becomes the first church in the Maryland Colony | The Angelican Church |
| This Colony was divided between 8 leaders | Carolina Colony |
| This Colony had a mild climate and grew tobacco. | The Maryland Colony |
| The Toleration Act helped protect | The rights of the Catholics in Maryland. |
| The 8 leaders of the Carolina Colony were called | Lord Proprietors |
| North Carolina main crop | Tobacco and Corn |
| South Carolina main crop | Rice |
| Georgia was named after | King Geroge II |
| What was James Oglethorpe's idea for Georgia? | Send Engligh debtors to settle, hoping to them them a chance to start a new life |
| Which colony did not initially allow slavery and did not have plantations? | Georgia Colony |
| In 1733 the first group of Georgia colonists found the settlement named | Savannah |
| The land between the Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains | The Piedmont |
| Why was it hard to reach the backcountry? | The thick forests, steep hills and few roads |
| How did the German immigrants get to the backcountry from Pennslyvania? | The Native Trail |
| What is another name for the trail that passed through the Shenandoah Vally along the eastern side of the Blue Ridge Mountains? | The Great Wagon Road |