SOUTHERN COLONIES READING

How did colonists meet the demand for agricultural labor?

• They advertised their colony to potential settlers in England

• They forced enslaved Africans to work in their fields

• They worked twice as hard to complete the work

Which is TRUE?

• All of Virginia's settlers came willingly

• All of the English settlers who came to Virginia did so willingly

• Some English settlers were forced to come to Virginia as prisoners and indentured servants

Why did Sir George Calvert found Maryland?

• He wanted a safe place for Catholics to live

• He wanted to convert the Native Americans to Protestantism

• He wanted to find gold and become wealthy

Did settlers in Maryland use enslaved Africans and indentured servants to work their land?

• yes

• no

Who was given large estates (land) in Maryland?

• commoners who could farm it easily

• wealthy aristocrats

How did the Calvert and Penn families determine where the line should be drawn between their territories?

• They flipped a coin

• They measured it themselves according to their charters

• They hired Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to map it out for them

What is the line between Pennsylvania and Maryland called?

• The Pennsylvania Border

• The Mary-Penn line

• The Mason-Dixon Line

What was a source of tension between people living in Maryland?

• They argued mostly over resources

• They were split between two different religions

• They wanted to establish a monarch in the colonies

Which is true of Nathanial Bacon?

• He was a young blacksmith in Maryland

• He was a fisherman in New England

• He was a young planter in Virginia

Why did Bacon rebel against the Virginia governor?

• He was angry that the governor was not respecting Native American territory

• He was angry that the governor would not allow English settlers to encroach on Native American land

• He was upset about the taxes being imposed on English settlers