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Southern Colonies Checkpoint

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did slavery become so widespread in the Southern Colonies?
a)
The soil was too rocky to grow other types of crops.
b)
Slavery was illegal in the Northern Colonies.
c)
The land was great for growing crops and making a profit.
d)
The colonies were close to the ocean.
2.
Vocab: Not allowing slaves to hold meetings or own weapons were examples of _____________
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
indentured servant law
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Slave Codes
3.
Which of the following crops helped Jamestown prosper?
a)
Corn
b)
Wheat
c)
Tobacco
d)
Fruit
4.
Bacon's Rebellion: Which is NOT an effect of Bacon's Rebellion.
a)
Lack of good land for colonist
b)
Attacks by the Native Americans on the Frontier
c)
Berkeley favoring the Native Americans more than the Colonist
d)
Low supply of Bacon in the Colonies
5.
The first Colony and settlement in the Southern Colonies?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Johnstown
d)
Salem
6.

In the __________ a settler could buy passage for others to the New World and receive 50 acres of land per person

a)
land grant system
b)
colonial exchange program
c)
settler's agreement
d)
headright system
7.

Which colony was established to be a debtor's colony and serve as a buffer between the British Colonies and Spanish Florida

a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Maryland
d)
Georgia
8.

What was the main reason for the establishment of Maryland?

a)

To act as a buffer against Spanish Florida

b)

To expand tobacco farming

c)

To provide religious freedom for Catholics

d)

To serve as a place for debtors

9.

Which of the following best describes the economy of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Focused on small family farms

b)

Based on fishing and shipbuilding

c)

Centered around fur trading

d)

Relied heavily on plantation agriculture and slave labor

10.

Which of the following best explains why plantation agriculture developed in the Southern Colonies?

a)

The region had a cold climate and short growing season

b)

The colonies focused mainly on manufacturing

c)

There were few rivers for transportation

d)

The land was flat and fertile, ideal for large-scale farming