Ch. 3 lesson 1 The Southern Colonies

The first permanent English settlement in North America was:

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• London Company

• United States

Match the following

• Jamestown

• any farms and plantations in the southern colonies grew these.

• slaves

• They were in large demand in the South due to the need for a large, agricultural workforce

• indentured servants

• This former slave recorded his experiences in the southern colonies.

• cash crops

• These colonists agreed to work for four to seven years on the farms of those who paid for their journey to America

• Olaudah Equiano

• Founded on April 26, 1607, this Virginia colony was named after the English king.

Many of the early colonists lost their lives trying to survive. Select ALL of the following that contributed to this.

• Lack of preparation

• No farming experience

• No carpentry skills

• Disease carrying mosquitoes

• Harsh rule from the king

Jamestown fared (a)   under John Smith

Select ALL of the following statements that are true of Pocahontas

• She was the leader of the Powhatan tribe

• She married John Smith

• She married John Rolfe

• She was the daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe

Which system allowed the Virginia Company to grant settlers as much as 50 acres of land if they paid for their own passage to Virginia?

• Indentured Servant system

• Headright system

• John Smith Ruling system

• Royalty Benefit system

Who was the leader of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• John Smith

• Christopher Columbus

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the main crop that brought wealth to the Jamestown settlement?

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Wheat

• Rice

Laws to control slaves were called

• Jim Crow Laws
• Slave Codes
• Civil Rights Act
• Emancipation Proclamation

a bill that made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of christians...

• Toleration Act of 1649

• John Smith

• indentured servants

• factors