South Carolina Colony

Many slaves worked for an owner on a plantation. What is a plantation?

• a large boat

• a large farm

• a slave

• a song

Which of the following crops were responsible for making South Carolina one of the richest English colonies? Choose ALL that apply.

• rice

• trees

• tobacco

• indigo

Which country was the first to establish a permanent colony is South Carolina?

• Denmark

• France

• Spain

• England

Who were the first rulers of the Carolina colony?

• Juan Pardo

• settlers from Barbados

• The Lord's Proprietors

• the Kiawah

Why did King Charles II give land to the Lords Proprietors?

• He owed them money.

• He wanted them to become rich.

• He knew the land wasn't very good.

• He wanted them to fail at settling the land there like the others.

The Lords Proprietors attracted new settlers to their colony by:

• offering them free land

• promising them a say in the government

• telling them they could practice their own religion

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

The idea of the plantation system came from which country?

• Barbados

• Portugal

• France

• Haiti

Which two immigrant groups came to South Carolina for religious freedom?

• African Americans and Scotch Irish

• English and Spanish

• French Huguenots and European Jews

• German and Scotch Irish

What major contribution did English settlers bring with them from Barbados?

• the knowledge of growing rice

• the Gullah language and traditions

• religious freedom

• the plantation system and slavery

Who wrote the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina to attract new settlers to Carolina?

• Anthony Ashley Cooper

• King Charles II

• Francis Nicholson

• William Berkeley