Southern Region Quiz

Part 1: What was the first colony formed in the South?

• Jamestown
• Georgia
• Virginia
• None of the Above

Part 2: Why was Virginia founded?

• So slaves could farm potatoes
• So the King of England could kill Puritans
• So a group of men could get rich quick
• All of the Above

True or False: The soil ISN'T moist in the south?

• True
• False

What was the most popular cash crop?

• Corn
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Tobacco

Part 1: What did the South need to harvest tobacco?

• Strength
• People
• All of the Above

Part 2: Why did England send over farmers and poor citizens as workers to Virginia?

• So the farmers could make money
• Because England had too many people and many we poor
• Because Virginia had a population 
• All of the Above

Only who could vote?

• Slaves
• Old people (elderly)
• Land-owning people
• All of the Above

Part 1: Who started the militia?

• The Duke of York
• The King of England
• Nathaniel Bacon
• All of the Above

Part 2: Why did Nathaniel Bacon form the militia?

• Because he wanted to take over Virginia
• He wanted revenge with the Indians
• He wanted to protest against the Headright System
• All/None of the Above

Part 3: How did Nathaniel die?

• A disease
• He was shot
• His head was chopped off
• Dysentery