Topic 3 Lesson 5 The Southern Colonies

The first enslaved Africans were brought against their will to which English colony?

•  South Carolina

•  Virginia

•  Massachusetts

• Georgia

How was the establishment of Maryland similar to the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Both were founded by proprietors who hoped to become wealthy.

•  Both were founded in part to escape religious persecution.

• Both were founded as havens for convicted convicts

• . Both were founded on the principles of ethnic diversity

Who founded the colony of Maryland?

• Captain John Smith

• William Penn

•  Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore

• James Oglethorpe

What was the motivation behind Bacon’s Rebellion?

• Nathaniel Bacon wanted the freedom to practice his own religion.

• Nathaniel Bacon strongly opposed Virginia’s harsh treatment of Native Americans.

• Nathaniel Bacon demanded the right to vote despite not being a landowner

•  Nathaniel Bacon wanted greater access to Native American land and resources.

Which statement about the economy of the Carolina colony is accurate?

• Wet coastal lowlands land meant rice and indigo dominated Carolina agriculture.

• Rocky soil made growing crops difficult, so raising livestock become central to the economy.

•  Fishing became a major industry in the Carolina coastal waters.

• Manufacturing cloth was the primary industry.

Which of the following is one reason the colony of Georgia was founded?

• as a buffer against Native Americans

• as a place for pacifists to settle

• as a refuge for English debtors

• as a dumping ground for prisoners of war