Chapter 5 Lesson 3 "Life in the Southern Colonies"

All of the following were a part of the original Southern colonies EXCEPT:

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Florida

• Virginia

• The Carolinas

The economy of the Southern colonies would be best described as a/an...

• Traditional Economy

• Agricultural Economy

• Planned Economy

• Market Economy

Large farms that grow just one crop are called _______________.

• ranches
• orchards
• plantations
• acres

What was the Toleration Act?

• A law that allowed Native Americans to live in Maryland

• A law the required every one to be Catholic

• A law that allowed religious freedom in Maryland

• A law that banned Christianity in Maryland

Maryland was begun as a safe place for what group of people?

• Quakers
• Puritans
• Debtors
• Catholics

This colony was begun as a place for debtors to come and work to pay off their debts.

• Maryland
• Georgia
• Virginia
• Carolinas

People who were enslaved fought back using all of these EXCEPT:

• Creating/Building culture

• Attempting to escape

• Slowing their work

• Writing about the injustices in the newspaper

Slavery in the North and South were different for which of the following reasons. Choose all that apply.

• The size of the land the slaves worked on

• The number of slaves of working at a given time

• The types of crop slaves were responsible for farming

• Slaves made up the same portion of people in the North and South

What were the slave codes?

• A secret language for slaves to communicate without the suspicion of the owners or overseers.

• Laws defining the status of enslaved people and the rights of the owners

• Laws defining the benefits slaves receive once they’re free

• Laws defining the relationships slaves can have with other slaves written by slaves

Virginia's climate was perfect for growing _________.

• corn
• wheat
• tobacco
• broccoli