SOUTHERN COLONIES

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  1. Which southern colony was founded in 1633 by Lord Baltimore, II as a place where Roman Catholics could freely worship their religion?

    2. Your answer:
    Maryland
    South Carolina
    Georgia

  2. Which colony was founded in 1663 by a group of 8 wealthy aristocrats looking to expand the growth and sale of tobacco?

    3. Your answer:
    Georgia
    Maryland
    The Carolinas

  3. Which colony was founded in 1732 by James Ogelthorpe as a place where English debtors could work off their debts without going to jail?

    4. Your answer:
    Virginia
    The Carolinas
    Georgia

  4. The colony was established when the first permanent English colony of Jamestown was formed in 1607 by the London Company.

    5. Your answer:
    Georgia
    Virginia
    Maryland

  5. England's first attempted colony in America was:

    6. Your answer:
    Roanoke Island
    Baltimore
    Jamestown

  6. Which Jamestown colonist is credited with discovering how to grow tobacco?

    7. Your answer:
    Pocahontas
    John Rolfe
    John Smith

  7. The main religion followed by the Southern colonists was:

    8. Your answer:
    Protestantism/Anglican
    Puritanism
    Roman Catholicism

  8. Which of the following best describes the economy of the south?

    9. Your answer:
    Mainly agriculture
    Mainly technology
    Mainly manufacturing

  9. Which of the following is not a cash crop grown in the south?

    10. Your answer:
    Tobacco
    Rice
    Wheat

  10. Southern plantation owners used all of the following as sources of labor except:

    11. Your answer:
    African slaves
    Indentured servants
    Native Americans

  11. Lord Baltimore issued a law in Maryland to stop the fighting between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants. This law said that all Christians could worship freely in Maryland. It was called:

    12. Your answer:
    The Mayflower Compact
    The Toleration Act
    The House of Burgesses

  12. The House of Burgesses was:

    13. Your answer:
    The first American constitution
    The first American representative law making body
    The first American branch of government

  13. Which of the following was not a type of education provided in the south?

    14. Your answer:
    Private schooling
    Public schooling
    Private tutors

  14. Children in the south were educated if:

    15. Your answer:
    All children were educated in public schools
    They could find transportation to attend a public school
    They were the sons of wealthy landowners

  15. Which of the following individuals would be considered to be upper class in the southern society?

    16. Your answer:
    A plantation owner
    A slave
    A small farmer

  16. Which of the following best describes the geography of the southern colonies?

    17. Your answer:
    Mostly mountainous
    Mainly urban
    Mainly rural

  17. Laws passed in the 1700's that denied Africans their rights, included the right to meet together or learn to read, were called:

    18. Your answer:
    The slave codes
    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Toleration Acts

  18. Most southern settlers came to America to:

    19. Your answer:
    Have their children be better educated
    Search for sources of economic wealth
    Escape religious persecution

  19. The most important port city in the south was:

    20. Your answer:
    Charleston
    Jamestown
    Baltimore

  20. Due to the influence of ocean tides on many of the rivers in the south goods were easily shipped down river to the Atlantic and over to Europe. As a result, the south is often referred to as:

    21. Your answer:
    The middle passage
    The floating barrel region
    The tidewater region

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