Geography & Economy
Why did crops grow well in the Southern colonies?
They had a warm climate and a long growing season.
Who appointed the colonial governors?
The English Monarchy.
What were most of the colonists seeking when they came to the Southern colonies?
Land and wealth.
What is the word for the leader of the Powhatan tribe?
Fill in the blank: Lord Baltimore was granted possession of __________.
Maryland.
Name 2 diseases that spread in the Southern colonies.
Malaria and Yellow fever.
How many members were on the Governor's Council?
12.
Which religious group colonized Maryland?
Catholics.
According to the story, who did Pocahontas save from being beaten to death?
John Smith.
Name 2 states that are part of the Southern colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia.
Name 2 cash crops that were grown in the Southern colonies.
Tobacco, indigo (blue dye), sugar cane, or cotton.
What did the House of Burgesses have the power to do?
Submit bills addressing taxation and government spending.
Which religious groups did most Southern colonists belong to?
Protestant.
Which Native American tribe lived in what is now Virginia?
The Powhatans and the Algonquians.
john Smith was the governor of which colony?
Jamestown.