Carolina Colony CH 2 Test Prep

The primary reason for founding the Carolina colony was to

• open new markets and opportunities for trade.

• convert Native Americans to the Catholic religion.

• defend against attacks from foreign invaders.

• help people repay their debts in England.

Which three groups of people settled in the Carolina Colony?

• Portuguese explorers

• Spanish conquistadors

• Scottish immigrants

• French Huguenots

• Jewish refugees

Which statement describes a result of the Revolution of 1719?

• South Carolina was divided into two colonies.

• South Carolina became a royal colony.

• South Carolina adopted a unicameral legislature.

• South Carolina overthrew the royal governor.

Which event resulted from the Stono Rebellion in 1739?

• Passage of the Slave Code of 1740

• Abolishment of the Barbados Connection

• Increased investment in naval stores

• Repeal of the Navigation Acts of 1651

To vote for colonial representatives, freemen were required to own at least

• 2 titles of nobility.

• 5 indentured servants.

• 20 enslaved workers.

• 50 acres of land.

Which economic activity most helped South Carolina and other southern colonies become profitable?

• Mining coal

• Growing cash crops

• Shipbuilding

• Whaling

The purpose of the image above was to

• convince Spain to form an alliance.

• unite Native American tribes.

• encourage the colonies to form a union.

• attract a variety of immigrants from Europe.

Through mercantilism, colonies

• exist to bring a profit to the mother countries.

• should be free to create settlements near indigenous tribes.

• exist to increase the population of the mother countries.

• should regulate trade within their own borders.

The territory separating South Carolina and Florida was known as the Debatable Land because

• four native American tribes controlled it.

• it was impossible to navigate it.

• it was under Calvert control.

• three different countries wanted to control it.

Why was Charles Town moved and rebuilt? Choose two reasons.

• The original settlement lacked organization.

• The original settlement was too close to Spanish territory.

• The original settlement was too small for the growing population.

• The original settlement lacked safe drinking water.

• The original settlement was too far from other English colonies.