Vocabulary #1
Constitution
A written plan of government
European colonists built ______ on Native American land.
settlements
What was a major event for farmers and slaves in the Southern Colonies?
Church services
What affected how well plantations did and the growth of cities?
Location
Planter
Plantation owner
Backcountry
Rural areas with hills and forests
What were the two main reasons that the Calverts wanted to build a colony in North America?
To make money and to create a refuge for Catholics
It was illegal for enslaved children to learn how to ______ or ______.
It was illegal for enslaved children to learn how to read or write.
What was an important natural resource in the Southern Colonies?
Forests
Indigo
Blue dye
Debtors
People who had been put in prison for owing money
Name all of the Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What did the Southern economy rely on?
Plantations
What three major cash crops were grown in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, rice, and indigo
Broker
A person who is paid to buy and sell for someone else
Overseer
A person who watched over enslaved people as they worked
How did the colonists treat the Native Americans?
Colonists did not treat the Native Americans well. European colonists build their settlements on Native American lands. Some colonists destroyed Native American villages to build new settlements. Settlers pushed Native Americans off their lands. War broke out between the colonists and Native Americans. Native Americans were killed or captured by Colonists. Some of the Native Americans were captured and sent to the West Indies to work on sugarcane plantations (in slavery).
*The settlers also brought diseases, like smallpox and measles, which killed many Native Americans.
Enslaved people could buy their freedom to get out of slavery.
The most successful plantations were located on ______ or near ______.
The most successful plantations were located on rivers or near ports.
Interdependence
Depending on one another for economic resources