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Studies Weekly 13: Southern Colonies

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

2.

Which colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

3.

Which colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

4.

Which colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

5.

Which colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

6.

Which region has the most land out of the New England colonies, Middle (mid-atlantic) colonies or Southern colonies?

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

Southern colonies

7.

Which of the following was NOT a cash crop in the Southern colonies?

a)

Sugar cane

b)

Cotton

c)

Indigo

d)

Corn

8.

Pitch was used to waterproof boats. What is pitch made of?

a)

sugar cane syrup

b)

sap from pine trees

c)

mud from rivers

d)

ground up pine needles

9.

Which of the 13 colonies was the last to be established?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

North Carolina

10.

Why did James Oglethorpe leave the Georgia colony in 1743?

a)

He became very ill and needed treatment in England.

b)

The Georgia colony no longer followed his ideals.

c)

He wanted to explore new lands.

d)

The Georgia colony was a dangerous place to live.

11.

Rice is grown in __________.

a)

sand

b)

bunches

c)

two inches of water

d)

New England

12.

The waters of the rice plantations were breeding grounds for a lot of ___________.

a)

mosquitos

b)

snakes

c)

rats

d)

spiders

13.

James Oglethorpe worked to __________.

a)

grow rice

b)

help people who were less fortunate

c)

please King George

d)

keep Georgia safe

14.

Georgia was named after a __________.

a)

president

b)

governor

c)

chief

d)

king

15.

In the early days of the Georgia colony, Florida was controlled by __________.

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

16.

Georgia was created to __________.

a)

compete with Virginia

b)

make money for James Oglethorpe

c)

give debtors and other people a fresh start

d)

show that James Oglethorpe was compassionate