Southern Colonies Reading Activity

What were the new Southern Colonies mentioned in the passage?

Who started the colony of Maryland in 1632?

• Cecil Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore

• John Smith

• William Penn

• James Oglethorpe

In what year was the colony of Carolina founded?

• 1663

• 1670

• 1650

• 1685

James Oglethorpe founded Georgia because:

• he wanted to create a haven for debtors and the poor.

• he was seeking to expand the British Empire.

• he was interested in the cultivation of silk.

• he wanted to establish a military buffer against Spanish Florida.

By 1750, what percentage of the South's population was made up of enslaved Africans?

What allowed plantations to expand in South Carolina and Georgia?

• Increased use of enslaved labor

• Introduction of new crops

• Industrialization

• Immigration

Who introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop?

• The British

• The French

• The Dutch

• The Portuguese

At what age did Eliza Lucas start running her father's plantation?

• 15 years old

• 17 years old

• 19 years old

• 21 years old

Correctly label the South Colonies.

b

c

d

e

a

North Carolina

South Carolina

Virginia

Georgia

Maryland

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