The Southern Colonies Part 1

Some Southern Colonies used servitude and slavery in order to meet their labor needs. Although both groups were usually treated cruelly, what advantages did indentured servants have over an African Slave?

• Indentured servants were treated more cruelly than slaves.

• Slaves could not gain their freedom, but indentured servants were able to earn their freedom.

• Slaves were given tools, crops, and sometimes land, while indentured servants had to pay off debt.

• Slaves attended colleges like William and Mary. Indentured servants were not permitted to attend college.

Because of ______________________'s Spanish expedition, American Indians were mistrustful of English settlers in the Southern Colonies.

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortez

• Juan Perez

• Hernando de Soto

James Edward Oglethorpe settled Georgia as a Colony for _______________ from England.

• debtors

• Quakers

• lepers

• Christians

What caused Sir Calvert to request the founding of Maryland?

• He knew that money could be made by growing cash crops.

• He owed a debt to the king and wanted to pay it back by founding a Colony.

• He wanted to escape the religious rules of the Church of England.

• He hoped to overthrow King Charles I by gaining followers in the New World.

The artform of _________________ gave colonists a way to reuse leftover paper without being wasteful.

• paper mache

• quillery

• origami

• calligraphy

What effect did Oglethorpe's rule against slavery have on the farming industry in Georgia?

• Farms stayed small with only family to help run them.

• Farms hired indentured servants in order to grow their business.

• Farms used more machinery since they did not have extra labor.

• Farms lost money so farmers were forced to do other jobs.

For Question 7, use the map on your quiz paper.

Which of the Southern Colonies lies the farthest south?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Georgia

The Southern Colonies encouraged free trade that was uncontrolled by the government. This type of economy is known as a ________________________.

• traditional economy

• mixed economy

• market economy

• command economy

You were welcome in the Colony of Maryland as long as you were a _____________________.

• Christian

• Quaker

• Puritan

• Separatist