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Southern Colonies

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is not part of the Southern Colony?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Virginia

2.

A crop that is sold for profit is called what?

a)

Cash crop

b)

Plantation

c)

Corn field

d)

money tree

3.

What is the name of the the FIRST permanent English colony?

a)

Georgia

b)

New England

c)

Jamestown

d)

Carolinas

4.

Which state is Jamestown located in?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Maine

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

5.

What were the three different types of colonies?

a)

Georgetown, Royal colony, debtors

b)

Royal colony, Proprietary colony, charter colony

c)

Royal colony, King James Colony, Land Colony

6.

Which event led to the 20 year war between the Englishmen and the Powhatan Tribe?

a)

Settlers of Jamestown pushed the Powhatan Tribe off of their own land.

b)

An Englishman murdered a member of the Powhatan Tribe.

c)

conflicts over tobacco plantations

d)

John Rolfe marrying Pochahontas

7.

What year was the Jamestown Colony established?

a)

1827

b)

1602

c)

1997

d)

18th century

8.

In 1610, Settlers were reduced from hundreds to 60. What caused the settlers to reduce in numbers?

a)

no food resources

b)

lack of laborers

c)

dirty water

d)

disease and famine

9.

What is a Royal Colony?

a)

Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him.

b)

under the control of a joint-stock company with a charter

c)

Immigrants who received passage to America in exchange for a fixed term of labor. After the time was up, they were free to make a new life.

10.

What is a Proprietary Colony?

a)

Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him

b)

A type of settlement where favorites of the British crown were awarded huge tracts of land in the New World to supervise and develop

c)

under the control of a joint-stock company with a charter

11.

What is a Chartered Colony?

a)

a type of settlement in which favorites of the British crown were awarded huge tracts of land in the New World to supervise and develop.

b)

Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him and through the king's veto power over colonial laws.

c)

under the control of a joint-stock company with a charter

12.

Why was the House of Burgess important?

a)

It created the Jamestown Colony

b)

It was the first legislative legislative body in Colonial America

c)

It supported representative electives

13.

What is an Indentured Servant?

a)

Immigrants who received passage to America in exchange for a fixed term of labor. After the time was up, they were free to make a new life.

b)

The Virginia Company of Land Headquarters

c)

man who paid his way across the ocean and was granted 50 acres of land in Virginia and 50 more acres for each person (head) he brought with him, including women and servants.

14.

The House of Burgess had two main roles. What were they?

a)

imposing taxes and making laws

b)

making laws and creating courts

c)

imposing taxes and implementing plantations

15.

What type of Colony was the Carolinas?

a)

Royal Colony

b)

Proprietary Colony

c)

Chartered Colony

16.

There were two main reasons why Georgia was established as a colony. What was one of the reasons?

a)

create tobacco plantations

b)

served as a jail for those who were accused of crimes

c)

help poor people get back on their feet

17.

Who told that colonist that they either "work or starve?"

a)

John Smith

b)

Pocahontas

c)

John Rofle

18.

Which colony was created to be a safe place for catholics?

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Mayland

19.

Who was the first colonist to cultivate tobacco?

a)

John Smith

b)

Pocahontas

c)

John Rofle

20.

Settlers of Jamestown and the Powhatan Tribe traded with each other. What did Jamestown offer the Powhatan Tribe?

a)

knowledge of basic survival skills

b)

tools for survival

c)

guns and tools

21.

The Powhatan Tribe taught the settlers of Jamestown how to survive and what else?

a)

build settlements

b)

plant and grow maize

c)

set up plantations

22.

Which colony was the last permanent settlement to be established?

a)

Georgia

b)

Maryland

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

23.

What is a cash crop?

a)

crops that could not be sold for profit

b)

a type of colony

c)

crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit