The Southern Colonies

The location of the first English colony in 1607 was:

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

The geography of the Southern colony can best be described as:

• fertile soil and a warm climate

• rocky soil and cold winters

• mountainous with little farmland

• mostly desert with scarce water

The Carolinas were colonized for which reason?

• To gain land and wealth for England

• To escape religious persecution

• To establish a penal colony

• To find a route to Asia

Indigo is important to the British economy because:

• it was a valuable dye crop exported to Europe

• it was used as a staple food in Britain

• it was a major source of fuel for British factories

• it was used to build ships for the British navy

Eliza Pinckney contributed to the success of South Carolina by:

• introducing indigo as a cash crop

• leading the fight for independence

• founding the first university in South Carolina

• serving as the first female governor

Mercantilism is:

• an economic theory that emphasizes the role of the state in managing international trade to increase wealth and power

• a political system based on democracy and free elections

• a religious movement focused on spiritual enlightenment

• a scientific theory about the origin of the universe

What were indigo flowers used for?

• Indigo flowers were used to create a blue dye.

• Indigo flowers were used to make perfume.

• Indigo flowers were used as a food ingredient.

• Indigo flowers were used to produce medicine.

Slavery in the 13 English Colonies began in the early 1600s when enslaved Africans were first brought to Virginia.

• Slavery started in the early 1600s with the arrival of enslaved Africans in Virginia.

• Slavery began in the late 1700s after the American Revolution.

• Slavery started in the mid-1800s during the Civil War.

• Slavery began in the 1500s with Spanish colonists.

A plantation system is:

• a large-scale agricultural operation where crops are grown for sale, often using resident labor

• a small family-owned farm for subsistence farming

• an urban area with high population density

• a government-run industrial complex

English colonists benefited from the enslaved Africans on plantations by:

• gaining a source of free labor for their crops

• learning new farming techniques from the Africans

• receiving financial aid from African kingdoms

• sharing equal profits with the enslaved Africans