Southern Colonies

A large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.

• Plantation
• Tidewater
• Backcountry
• Gone with the Wind

The southern climate allowed for what?

• The climate of hot summers & mild winters allowed for a long growing season.
• The climate of hot summers & long winters kept disease from becoming a problem.
• The climate of cool summers & short winters allowed for easy shrimp fishing.
• The climate of dry, long, summers allowed for brick masonry which became a valuable product.

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

For what purpose were the Southern Colonies settled?

• To make money by growing cash crops
• To explore the southern coast & protect the other colonies from Spain
• To find the Northwest Passage & travel to Asia
• To spread Christianity to the Native Americans

Which statement best describes the use of slavery in the Southern colonies?

• The slave population was a large part of the southern population.
• Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.
• Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery went against the Bible.
• Slavery was used only in the city of Charles Town because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.

A plant that is sold for a profit is a

• cash crop
• subsistence crop
• corn field
• benefit crop

What cash crops were grown in the Southern Colonies?

• Rice, indigo, cotton, and tobacco
• Just rice and cotton
• Just tobacco
• Just tobacco and indigo

There were slaves that worked on plantations in the Southern Colonies.  True or False

• True
• False

What is the first permanent English settlement?

• Roanoke
• Richmond
• Jamestown

What is the name of the great leader in the Southern Colonies that forced people to work?

• Pocahontas
• John Smith
• Walter Raleigh