Southern Colonies - Room 118

Why did people first try to settle Jamestown?

• To find Native Americans

• To search for gold

• To find a place for refuge/safe place

• To farm tobacco

In order to leave England, merchants had to get ______________ from the King of England to leave.

• Stock

• Profit

• Charter

• Cash crop

In Virginia, they created an elected legislature called the at of Burgesses. What did you have to be in order to be elected?

• White/Property Owners

• African American/ Property Owners

• Indentured Servants/ Catholic

• Indentured Servants/Anglican Church Members

Maryland was established for the following reason.

• Refuge for Indentured Servants

• Church for Legislatures

• Farmers of Plantations

• Refuge for Catholics

Why did King Charles want to establish the Carolinas?

• Refuge for Catholics

• To keep land away from France and Spain

• To find gold and jewels

• Debtors/For people who owe money

Why did James Ogelthorpe establish Georgia?

• Claim land for Spain and France

• Refuge for Catholics

• To find gold and jewels

• For debtors that owed money

What is the name for a large farm where cash crops grow?

• Stock

• Profit

• Charter

• Plantation

Why does Jamestown not succeed the first time it was attempted to be established.

• Diseases

• Starvation

• Swampy Soil

• All of the above

Why was Roanoke considered the "Lost Colony?"

• You couldn't find it on the map

• John White couldn't find it when he returned

• The settlers were never found

What church did you have to attend if you wanted to be member of the House of Burgesses?

• Church of God

• Catholic Church

• Anglican Church

• Baptist Church