Quiz #2

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• St. Augustine, Florida

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Baltimore, Maryland

What are the southern colonies?

• Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida

• Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Massachusetts , Georgia

• Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, Georgia

• Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia

Who was the leader of Jamestown?

• John Smith

• LeBron James

• George Washington

• Chief Powhatan

What factors made life hard for settlers in Jamestown?

• Conflict with Native Americans, Starvation, Settlers were not good farmers

• Starvation, Weather

• Could not find gold, no natural resources available

• No water, conflicts with Native Americans

Maryland was founded in 1634 by English Catholics, lead by--

• Lord Detroit

• Lord Baltimore

• Lord Tallahassee

• James Oglethorpe

Which statement best describes the use of slavery in the Southern colonies?

• Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery was unfair.

• Slavery was used only in the city of Jamestown, because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.

• Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.

• The slave population was a large part of the southern population.

The southern economy was based on what?

• Fishing, furniture building, & rum

• Agriculture, Cash crops & making money

• Harvesting jewels & making jewelry

• Silk, building materials

A crop that is sold for a profit is a:

• Cash Crop

• Benefit Crop

• Subsistence Crop

• Corn Crop

Why was Georgia founded?

• Avoid English Debt Law, buffer between 13 Colonies and Spanish Florida

• Avoid English Debt Law, 8 Lord Proprietors were given the Charter

• To be a rival to Florida

• King George wanted a colony named after him

Which southern colony passed the Act Concerning Religion? This was an act that granted freedom of religion to Christian settlers.

• South Carolina

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Georgia