Social Studies The Southern Colonies

Name the Southern Colonies.

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida
• Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina and South Carolina
• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
• Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina and georgia

Who found Maryland?

• Roger Williams
• George Calvert
• King Charles II
• John Culpeper

The last Southern Colony to be established was _____.

• Virginia
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Maryland

Why was Maryland founded?

• a colony for debtors
• a colony for Catholics to have a religious haven to live in peace without hassle
• a colony for proprietors to own land
• none of the above

What does debtor mean?

• a plant that produces blue dye
• a person who owns land in a colony
• a person who has a lot of money
• a person who owes money to another

The 1st colony to be established was ______.

• Massachusetts
• Virginia
• Georgia
• None of the above

Name the geographic features of the Southern Colonies

• wild game, berries, wood
• thin, rocky soil, hilly mountainous
• rich fertile soil, known as the breadbasket colonies
• large planatations, rich fertile soil, flat land, warm, humid climate

Why did King George II want a colony established south of the Carolinas?

• A:  a place for proprietors to start colonies
• B: to protect the Carolinas from the Spanish and French invaders
• C: a place for debtors
• D: both B and C

Confederacy means ___________________

• coming together at the common
• coming together for a common cause
• a massacre
• none of the above

Who was the person who lead a revolt in Albemarle County because he did not like the way the proprietors were governing and thought they were more interested in making money?

• John White
• John Rolfe
• John Culpeper
• John Smith