SS Chapter 6 lessons 3 & 4

Front

After Virginia, how many more Southern Colonies did England form?

Back

4

Front

What was the first permanent English colony?

Back

Virginia

Front

Virginia became the first colony to create an elected legislature.

Back

create an elected legislature

Front

Representatives in the Virginia legislature were called

Back

burgesses

Front

The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on

Back

agriculture

Front

Most of the colonists in the Southern Colonies were

Back

backcountry farmers

Front

Which colonies grew rice and indigo as their main crops?

Back

SC and GA

Front

What was one difference between plantations and backcountry farms?

Back

Farmers' children learned to read and write from their parents.

Front

What is true about slaves' lives?

Back

Many slaves adopted Christianity.

Front

Why was Virginia's government important?

Back

It had the first elected legislature in the colonies.