Monday, December 16, 2013

The Southern Colonies Quiz will take place tomorrow.  Below are the questions to study for the test.  Reminder that the final essay test for the unit is Thursday and Current Events are due that day as well.

1 What country in Europe settled the colonies in the South?
England
2 What was the main cash crop in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco
3 What was the name of the first permanent colony and what state was it in?
Jamestown Virginia
4 Give a reason why the colony of Georgia was started?
Debt/prisoners or buffer zone
5 What crops were grown in South Carolina that were wanted in Europe?
Tobacco, rice and indigo
6 What was the name of the first colony set up by England in America, but failed?
Roanoke North Carolina
7 Who ran the colony of Maryland?
Lord Baltimore
8 Who ran the colony of Georgia?
James Ogelthorpe
9 Who ran the colony of Virginia?
John Smith
10 What was the point of starting Virginia
To find gold
11 Name 2 of the people that worked farms in the Southern Colonies.
Farmers, indentured servants and slaves
12 What colony was started for Catholics?
Maryland
13 Give 2 reasons why Georgia grew slowly.
Debt/prisoners or buffer zone, no liquor, no slaves, 500 acres only
14 What are large farms found in the south called.
plantations
15 Why was Maryland started?
Religious freedom
16 Who ruled the colonies of North and South Carolina?
Kings and rich
17 What was the act allowed any religion in Maryland?
Toleration Act
18 Why did Jamestown nearly fail?
NO farmers brought, greedy-only brought jewelers
19 Name the Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
20 What country in Europe settled in all of the Middle Colonies?
England
21 What country had the first settlers in the Middle Colonies-the Dutch?
Netherlands
22 What were some crops grown in the Middle Colonies?
Grains wheat corn
23 Name 2 ways students were educated in the Middle Colonies?
Private Academy, Religious school, private tutor, apprentice
24 Who was the person who owned most of New York, New Jersey and Delaware?
James-Duke of York
25 What are 2 of the jobs people had in the Middle Colonies? 
Iron maker tailor silversmith glassblower lumberjack, mason/bricklayer farmer
26 What country did England defeat to get control of the Middle Colonies?
Netherlands
27 Beside religious freedom, why were most Middle Colonies started?
$$$$$
28 Who founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
29 Why was land given to … for Pennsylvania?
Pay-off a debt
20 What state/colony was a royal colony?
New Jersey
30 What state/colony was a proprietary colony?
New York, Penn, Delaware
31 What 2 things were exported from the colonies?
Meat, crops
32 Beside $, why was Delaware started?
Seaport
33 Why did farmers want to live in Pennsylvania?
Great farm land
34 What was the problem with the free land in New Jersey?
Had to pay a yearly fee
35 What colony did John Berkeley and George Carteret rule?
New Jersey
36 What is one law in New Jersey that is still today?
guaranteeing colonists' property rights, laws of inheritance, religious freedom 
37 What 2 European Countries had land in North America before England came over?
Dutch (Netherlands) and Swedish (Sweden)
38 Why were the New England Colonies started?
Religious freedom
39 Name the 4 New England Colonies.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
40 Using the vocab words, name the 3 ways colonies could be governed/ruled.
Royal, Charter, Proprietary
41 What 2 European Countries had land in North America before England came over?
Dutch (Netherlands) and Swedish (Sweden)
42 What were the first laws of America called?
Mayflower Compact
43 What was the first Constitution of America? 
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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