Southern Colonies

Which of the following were part of the Southern Colonies?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Which of the following became a royal colony after the King took control?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• California

Maryland was considered a safe place for which religious group of people?

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Catholics

Carolina started as a proprietary colony. What is a proprietary colony?

• A colony owned by the King

• A colony that is owned by an individual person

• A colony owned by Native Americans

• A colony controlled by the Queen

Which colony split into two colonies?

• Carolina

• Massachusettes

• Maryland

• Virginia

What was the soil like in the Southern Colonies?

• Rich, bad for farming

• Rocky and thin

• Rich, good for farming

• Sandy

What was the climate like in the Southern Colonies?

• Harsh winters

• Mild winters

• Freezing summers

• Long hot summers

The Southern Colonies made money from which of the following?

• Shipbuilding

• Slavery

• Mining

• Whaling

True or False: The Southern Colonies had the highest number of enslaved African Americans?

• True

• False

What is a plantation?

• Enslaved African Americans did the planting, picking, and work

• A vegetable

• A school

• A large farm that exports crops