WorksheetsShow What You Know - Southern Colonies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which colonies make up the Southern colonies?
Virginia, Delaware, North & South Carolina, Georgia
Virginia, Maryland, North & South Carolina, Georgia
Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia
North & South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland
The economy of the Southern colonies was based primarily on what industry?
Mining
Fishing
Agriculture
Lumber
The motivation for settling most of the Southern colonies was
Religious freedom
Profit/trade
Glory for the king
Safety
The colony of __________ was a refuge for _________ seeking freedom.
Virginia, Puritans
Maryland, Puritans
Virginia, Catholics
Maryland, Catholics
What is the term for when someone agreed to work for a certain number of years in order to receive food, shelter, and freedom dues at the end of their term?
Slavery
Chattel slavery
Indentured servitude
Plantation servitude
A large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the farm
plantation
cash crop
Jamestown
indentured servant
Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the
"Breadbasket" colonies
"High-Yielding" colonies
"Prolific Pennsylvanians"
"Fruitful Friends"
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
Quakers
proprietors
patroons
Peter Stuyvesant
What is significant about 1607?
Jamestown, Virginia - 1st permanent English settlement
Magna Carta- limited gov & due process
Mayflower Compact- 1st self gov
Harsh Winter of 1620
What is significant about 1620?
Jamestown- 1st permanent English settlement
Magna Carta- limited gov & due process
Mayflower Compact- 1st self gov
Harsh Winter of 1620
