Southern Colonies

What were the four Southern Colonies?

• New York, New Jersey Georgia, South Carolina

• South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia

• Georgia, New Hampshire, Maryland,Virginia

• Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Hampshire

Why did people settle in the Southern colonies?

• they were seeking religious freedom

• they were seeking trade routes

• they were seeking wealth

• they were seeking more land

How did the people in the Southern colonies gain wealth?

• through farming

• through power

• through war

• through business

Why was farming possible in the south?

• warm weather and fertile soil

• warm weather

• fertile soil

• good farmers

What is a crop produced for its commercial power or money called?

• wealthy crop

• good crop

• cash crop

• productive crop

What were some of the cash crops that boosted the South's economy?

• tobacco, cotton, rice

• tobacco, cotton, indigo

• tobacco, rice, indigo

• tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo

What do you call a large farm or estate?

• farmland

• plantation

• garden

• planting field

Who did plantation owners use to work on the plantations?

• Native Americans

• colonists

• their family members

• slaves from Africa

Who do you call a person who agrees to work for a certain number of years in exchange for money and land?

• slave

• colonist

• indentured servant

• worker

What was indigo used for?

• painting

• purple dye

• clothing

• toys