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Southern Colonies

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  • True or False: Indentured servants were part of the highest social class in the southern colonies
    False
  • The two main sources of labor on a plantation were?
    Slaves and Indentured Servants
  • use two words to describe the lives of plantation owners and their families
    Recreation, Ease, Luxury, Privileged
  • The highest Social Class in the Southern Colonies were the
    Plantation Owners
  • The governor of each colony was chose by
    King of England
  • The Southern Colonies practiced ______________ which means that each colony made its own laws.
    Self-Government
  • Lord Baltimore founded Maryland to five which religious group a safe place settle.
    Roman Catholics
  • Slaves were seen by their masters as property or guests?
    property
  • True or False: The southern colonies were made up of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
    True
  • Which type of worker was a permanent source of labor for his/her master?
    Slave
  • Virginia was a major exporter of which cash crop
    Tobacco
  • True or False: The southern Colonies did not have good soil for growing cash crops, however they did have excellent harbors for ships.
    False
  • Georgia was founded by
    James Oglethorpe
  • The economy of the Southern Colonies depended on
    Agriculture
  • The lowest social class in the Southern Colonies was made up of
    slaves
  • Which type of worker signed a contract to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the new world?
    Indentured Servant
  • Were people in Southern Colonies tolerant of people with religious beliefs different than their own?
    Yes
  • James Oglethorpe founded Georgia to give who a fresh start
    debtors
  • True or False: James Oglethorpe and the leaders of Georgia allowed slavery in the colony quickly and willingly
    False
  • Who is eligible to vote in the Southern Colonies? White men who _____
    owned land
  • True or False: the diseases brought to the colonies by the English did not affect Native Americans much
    False
  • This was a plant used to make blue dye for clothing
    indigo
  • Maryland was founded by
    Lord Baltimore
  • Which two colonies were originally combined into one colony.
    North and South Carolina
  • The first lawmaking group in the colonies was the
    House of Burgesses