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WorksheetsSOUTHERN COLONIES READING
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did colonists meet the demand for agricultural labor?
They advertised their colony to potential settlers in England
They forced enslaved Africans to work in their fields
They worked twice as hard to complete the work
Which is TRUE?
All of Virginia's settlers came willingly
All of the English settlers who came to Virginia did so willingly
Some English settlers were forced to come to Virginia as prisoners and indentured servants
Why did Sir George Calvert found Maryland?
He wanted a safe place for Catholics to live
He wanted to convert the Native Americans to Protestantism
He wanted to find gold and become wealthy
Did settlers in Maryland use enslaved Africans and indentured servants to work their land?
yes
no
Who was given large estates (land) in Maryland?
commoners who could farm it easily
wealthy aristocrats
How did the Calvert and Penn families determine where the line should be drawn between their territories?
They flipped a coin
They measured it themselves according to their charters
They hired Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to map it out for them
What is the line between Pennsylvania and Maryland called?
The Pennsylvania Border
The Mary-Penn line
The Mason-Dixon Line
What was a source of tension between people living in Maryland?
They argued mostly over resources
They were split between two different religions
They wanted to establish a monarch in the colonies
Which is true of Nathanial Bacon?
He was a young blacksmith in Maryland
He was a fisherman in New England
He was a young planter in Virginia
Why did Bacon rebel against the Virginia governor?
He was angry that the governor was not respecting Native American territory
He was angry that the governor would not allow English settlers to encroach on Native American land
He was upset about the taxes being imposed on English settlers
What stopped Bacon from taking over the colony?
He decided to surrender to the governor.
He died suddenly.
He negotiated a treaty with the governor.
Who did the king of England give Carolina territory to?
his brother
English investors
eight nobles (proprietors)
What did John Locke contribute to Carolina?
He wrote a constitution that outlined the powers of the government
He seized control of the colony
He negotiated treaties with the Native Americans living in the area
Carolina split into how many colonies?
2
3
4
In North Carolina, they lacked good _____, which made trading more difficult.
laborers
plantations
harbors
Farmers in North Carolina relied heavily on harbors in ____?
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Which two crops dominated Carolina's economy?
rice and cotton
rice and indigo
indigo and cotton
Which was the last British colony set up in America?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What was the PURPOSE of establishing Georgia as a colony?
It allowed debtors to leave Britain and make a fresh start.
It was intended for wealthy merchants to settle in.
It was a place where the king could stay when he came to visit the Americas.
Another hope was that Georgia would act as a ______ ______ to block Spanish attacks.
industrial colony
buffer colony
pacifist colony
Oglethorpe gave the colony back to the king because... ?
He didn't like living in the Americas
He believed he'd made enough profit and wanted to retire
He was disappointed with the slow growth of the colony
