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Unit 3: A Place Called Carolina

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The primary reason for founding the Carolina colony was to
a)
open new markets and opportunities for trade.
b)
convert Native Americas to the Catholic religion.
c)
defend against attacks from foreign invaders.
d)
help people repay their debts in England.
2.
Which three groups of people settled in the Carolina Colony?
a)
Portuguese explorers
b)
Spanish conquistadors
c)
Scottish immigrants
d)
French Huguenots
e)
Jewish refugees
3.
Which statement describes a result of the Revolution of 1719?
a)
South Carolina was divided into two colonies.
b)
South Carolina became a royal colony.
c)
South Carolina adopted a unicameral legislature.
d)
South Carolina overthrew the royal governor.
4.
Which event resulted from the Stono Rebellion in 1739?
a)
Passage of the Slave Code of 1740
b)
Abolishment of the Barbados Connection
c)
Increased investment in naval stores
d)
Repeal of the Navigation Acts of 1651
5.
To vote for colonial representatives, freemen were required to own at least
a)
2 titles of nobility.
b)
5 indentured servants.
c)
20 enslaved workers.
d)
50 acres of land.
6.
Which economic activity most helped South Carolina and other southern colonies become profitable?
a)
Mining coal
b)
Growing cash crops
c)
Shipbuilding
d)
Whaling
7.
Why was Charles Town moved and rebuilt? Choose TWO reasons.
a)
The original settlement lacked organization.
b)
The original settlement was too close to Spanish territory.
c)
The original settlement was too small for the growing population.
d)
The original settlement lacked safe drinking water.
e)
The original settlement was too far from other English colonies.
8.
What was the Mayflower Compact's main purpose?
a)
To establish trade routes with Native Americans.
b)
To set up a system of slavery.
c)
To establish self-government in Plymouth colony.
d)
To define property boundaries.
9.
What was the primary reason for the slow initial development of the Carolina colony between 1663-1669?
a)
Lack of interest from potential settlers.
b)
Multiple failed settlement attempts and conflicts.
c)
Poor agricultural conditions.
d)
Opposition from Native Americans.
10.
What was the Regulator Movement's initial purpose in the Carolina backcountry?
a)
To support the Lords Proprietors.
b)
To fight crime in areas lacking law enforcement.
c)
To protest against the Cherokee.
d)
To oppose the Royal Governor.
11.

Which colony was created for the poor as a buffer colony?

(a)  

12.

Match the following

This region was known as the breadbasket of the colonies.

Middle Colonies

Which colonial region was home to the Puritans?

Southern Colonies

This region relied on cash crops grown on plantations for their economy.

New England Colonies

13.

Match the following

This region had the most diverse population.

Middle Colonies

This region was known for its tobacco, rice, and indigo plantations.

Southern Colonies

This region had the least divere population.

New England Colonies

14.

Match the following

This region used large numbers of enslaved Africans.

Middle Colonies

This region was founded by William Penn.

Southern Colonies

This region had the highetst literacy rates and life expectancy.

New England Colonies

15.

Match the following

The Mayflower Compact was the first plan for self-governence in this region.

Middle Colonies

This region used the headright system to attract settlers.

Southern Colonies

This region was home to the Quakers.

New England Colonies

16.

Match the following

This region was known for growing wheat and mining.

Middle Colonies

This House of Burgesses was the first government in this colonial region.

Southern Colonies

This region's economics were based on fishing and shipbuilding.

New England Colonies

17.

Match the following colony types with the corresponding definition.

Proprietary Colonies

Under direct control of the crown through a bicameral process.

Royal Colonies

Organized by a person to whom the king made a grant of land. Operated via a unicameral system.

Charter Colonies

Organized by colonists themselves. They were self-governing and using a bicameral system.

18.

Match the following

This person led experiments with indigo, finding a strain that would grow in Carolina.

Eliza Lucas Pinckney

The person was a newspaper owner and editor. They were the first person inducted into the SC Journalism Hall of Fame in 1973.

Elizabeth Timothy

This was the most influential Lord Proprietor in setting up the Carolina Colony and co-wrote the Fundamental Constitution of the Carolinas.

Olaudah Equiano

This person's was born in Africa, captured in Africa, and forced into slavery. They purchased their freedom and wrote and autobiography.

Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper

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