Southern Colonies Review

1. How did MOST settlers hope to make money in the Southern Colonies?

• by fishing
• by mining
• by logging
• by farming

2. Who were the most powerful people in the Southern Colonies?

• Indentured Servants
• Large Landowners
• American Indians
• Artisans

3. Which of the following was MOST LIKELY to live on a plantation?

• Enslaved People
• American Indian
• Small Farm Owners
• Hunters

4. Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be said by an indentured servant in the Southern Colonies?

• “The hardest part of my job is cutting up the whale meat.”
• “I find it hard work to be in the fields gathering cash crops.”
• “Working in the harbor loading and unloading wheat is hard work.”
• “Finding ways to stay warm in these bitter cold winters is difficult.”

5. Which of the following sentences BEST describes the lives of most African Americans in the Southern Colonies?

• Most African Americans were enslaved and forced to work on farms and plantations.
• Most African Americans were enslaved and worked for artisans in the city.
• Most free African Americans worked in the factories.
• Most free African Americans helped build ships in the Southern colonies.

6. Why were enslaved people and indentured servants MORE LIKELY to be found in the Southern Colonies?

• The Southern Colonies needed more people to help with the fur trade.
• The Southern Colonies needed more workers for ship building.
• The Southern Colonies needed more people to farm tobacco.
• The Southern Colonies needed more people to farm wheat.

7. Why were large farms and plantations more common in the Southern Colonies than the New England Colonies?

• The weather was too rainy for crops to grow well in the New England Colonies.
• The Southern Colonies' rich soil was better for growing cash crops such as cotton.
• The rocky soil and cold weather helped cash crops grow in the Southern Colonies.
• The New England Colonies were far from the coast and could not ship crops overseas.

8. What did the founders of the Southern Colonies believe that the region's geography and climate would allow them to do?

• mine gold and silver
• build large sailing ships
• make a living by whaling
• grow cash crops

9. Use the image to answer the question. What colonial region is MOST LIKELY shown here?

• Western
• Southern
• Mid-Atlantic
• New England

10. What was the difference between slavery and indentured servitude in Colonial America?

• Indentured servants were forced to go to the colonies and work. Enslaved people agreed to go to the colonies and work to pay off the costs of the journey.
• Enslaved people were forced to go to the colonies and work. Indentured servants agreed to go to the colonies and work to pay off the costs of the journey.
• Enslaved people hoped to find work in the colonies, while indentured servants hoped to find religious freedom.
• Indentured servants hoped to find work in the colonies, while enslaved people hoped to find religious freedom.