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How did Native Americans interact with colonists at first?
They helped them to survive by teaching them to grow crops.
Where did South Carolina get the idea for the plantation system?
Barbados
What did Native Americans and colonists disagree over?
Who owned the land
Why did many slaves die during the Middle Passage?
They were cramped and did not have much food.
What is the Gullah culture?
A blend of African cultures
What issue did many Native Americans face from the Columbian Exchange?
Europeans brought over unfamiliar diseases that resulted in the deaths of many Native Americans.
What is the name of the path taken by slaves from Africa to North America (the 13 Colonies)?
The Middle Passage
True or False: indentured servants and slaves were the same thing.
False.
What group of people would have been indentured servants?
Poor European workers
Wealthy plantation owners relied on what to make them successful?
The labor of slaves
How were indentured servants and slaves similar?
They were both used as cheap labor.
What European nation allowed the colonies to be self-governing?
England
How did the Lords Proprietors come to power in South Carolina?
The King of England gave them land in the colonies to pay a debt.
What crops were commonly grown by African slaves? (Include 3)
Rice, cotton, tobacco, indigo
What were the 13 Colonies located next to?
The Atlantic Ocean
Why was farming a large part of the economy in the South?
The rich soil and warm climate
