Southern Colonies Agriculture Quiz

What type of agriculture system did the Southern Colonies develop?

• Industrial agriculture

• Plantation agriculture

• Subsistence agriculture

• Organic agriculture

What was the main reason for the reliance on enslaved Africans in the Southern Colonies' plantation agriculture?

• To work in the industrial sector

• To increase the number of plantations

• To farm the rice fields

• To trade with other colonies

Which of the following was NOT a main cash crop in the Southern Colonies?

• Tobacco

• Rice

• Indigo

• Wheat

What was indigo used for in the Southern Colonies?

• As a food source

• As a medicinal plant

• As a source of blue dye for cloth

• As a currency for trade

What geographical feature influenced the location of plantations in the Southern Colonies?

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Rivers

• Forests

What was Charles Town known for during the time of the Southern Colonies' plantation agriculture?

• It was the capital of the Southern Colonies

• It was a major manufacturing hub

• It was a busy seaport

• It was the largest slave market

What year did England grant all English merchants permission to participate in slave trading?

• 1660

• 1720

• 1750

• 1698

By what year did African Americans account for over 40 percent of Virginia's total population?

• 1660

• 1720

• 1750

• 1770

By 1770, what proportion of Chesapeake's population were Africans?

• One-tenth

• One-fifth

• One-third to one-half

• More than half

What percentage of the total African-American population was enslaved?

• 40 percent

• 50 percent

• 90 percent

• 100 percent