The Southern Colonies

Three cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies were __________.

• corn, beans, and rice

• tobacco, rice, and indigo

• wheat, corn, and oats

• cotton, tobacco, and flax

What did South Carolina colonists use to make pitch?

• ground-up pine needles

• mud from nearby rivers

• sap from pine trees

• straw from pine trees

Why did the practice of slavery grow quickly in the South?

• more slave ships landed there

• only enslaved people could perform work in the south

• large plantations needed a large labor force

• indentured servants

The Prison Reform Act of 1729 helped prisoners in __________.

• France

• England

• Georgia

• Canada

What caused the death of one of Oglethorpe’s friends in debtor’s prison?

• heart atttack

• starvation

• pneumonia

• smallpox

True or False: Georgia was created to give debtors and other people a fresh start.

• True

• False

James Oglethorpe traded with the __________ for the land of the Georgia colony.

• Seminole

• Creek

• Cherokee

• Mohawk

True or False: Georgia was the last of the 13 colonies to be established

• True

• False

Why did James Oglethorpe leave the Georgia colony in 1743

• he became very ill and needed treatment in England

• The Georgia colony no longer followed his ideals

• he wanted to explore new lands

• the Georgia colony was a dangerous place to live

The biggest cash crops in Georgia and South Carolina were

• rice and indigo

• tobacco and rice

• corn and beans

• squash and rice