Southern Colonies Quiz

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1587

• 1607

• 1620

• 1650

Fill in the blank: In 1609, things were so bad, the Jamestown colonists boarded a ship to ________.

• explore

• leave

• fight

• celebrate

Fill in the blank: Bacon's Rebellion was a response to a series of ______ attacks on the Virginia frontier.

• British

• Native American

• French

• Spanish

Fill in the blank: Laws making Africans ______ slaves were passed after Bacon's Rebellion.

• Temporary

• Hereditary

• Indentured

• Free

What did Governor William Berkeley do in response to Bacon's actions?

• He supported Bacon

• He gathered an army to fight against Bacon

• He fled the colony

• He negotiated peace.

What did white farmers and landholders gain after the rebellion?

• More rights

• Land

• Independence

• Wealth

Fill in the blank: The planter class ______ in power after the rebellion.

• Lost

• Remained

• Gained

• Shared

Who settled Maryland?

• King Charles I

• Lord Baltimore

• Cecil Calvert

• George Washington

In what year was Maryland settled?

• 1620

• 1632

• 1649

• 1650

Who convinced King Charles I to grant land for persecuted Catholics?

• Cecil Calvert

• Lord Baltimore

• George Calvert

• King James