why was it created
Farming
Colonial Families
Extra Facts
Key Terms
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Who are the Carolinas named after?
The feminine version of King Charles II.
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What was the first successful cash crop?
Rice.
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What expectations did families have about their children?
Were to help on the farm.
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How many nobles were given land by King Charles II to establish the Carolinas?
eight.
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Someone who agreed to work without wages for the passage to the colonies.
Indentured Servant
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Who was Charlestown named after?
King Charles II.
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What industry was most prosperous in the Carolinas?
Farming
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what were some of the problems associated with child birth?
Nearly half would die before adult hood.
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Why did the Huguenots come to the Carolinas?
Because they got kicked out of France.
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Plantation
A large estate farmed by many workers.
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Why were the Carolinas split into North and South Carolina?
South Carolina was where wealthier people lived, and North Carolina was were the poor farmers migrated from Virginia.
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How did Charleston thrive off of the Huguenots?
They farmed a lot.
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How many people were in the average colonial family?
9-12 people
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Where was malaria usually found?
In marshy wet-lands.
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Proprietor
An owner of land.
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Why were the Carolinas named after King Charles II?
Because he was the founder.
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What was another successful cash crop?
Tobacco.
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How important were Colonial families?
They were the center of society.
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Why did plantation slavery become popular in the Carolinas?
Because they found out that rice grew well in the swampy low-lands.
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Malaria
A disease carried by bugs.
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What was the main port city of the Carolinas?
Charlestown.
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What crop makes valuable blue dye?
Indigo.
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When did colonial men and women usually get married?
Mid 20's
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Why were women more likely then men to get married?
Because men out-numbered women.
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King Charles II
The founder of the Carolinas.
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