Southern Colonies: Economy and Society

Which group was at the top of southern colonial society?

• Slaves of African descent

• Yeoman farmers

• Planters (plantation owners)

• Poor whites

Which two colonies had tobacco as a major cash crop?

• Maryland and Virginia

• South Carolina and Georgia

• Pennsylvania and Delaware

• Massachusetts and Connecticut

Which of the following conditions could have caused tobacco prices to go down?

• The supply of tobacco grown in a year was higher than the demand for tobacco.

• The supply of tobacco grown was lower than the demand for tobacco.

What is the term for a person who signed a contract to serve a master without pay, for a limited amount of time (typically 4-7 years), in order to pay off a debt?

• slave

• yeoman

• indentured servant

• planter

What two colonies grew rice as a major cash crop?

• Pennsylvania and Delaware

• Maryland and Virginia

• South Carolina and Georgia

• Massachusetts and Connecticut

What is the term for a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast.

• Tidewater

• Swamp

• Pleteau

• Plantation

What is the term for independent southern farmers who usually worked alone or with their families, although some had one or two enslaved Africans to help.

• planters

• yeoman

• indentured servants

• slaves

Which group controlled political and economic life in the south?

• yeomen

• planters (plantation owners)

• indentured servants

• slaves

On a large plantation, who kept slaves working hard?

• overseers

• yeomen

• planters

• indentured servants

Most white people in southern colonies owned slaves.

• True

• False