Colonial Economy
What was the major industry in South Carolina during the colonial period?
A) Manufacturing
B) Plantation agriculture
C) Fishing
D) Mining
Answer: B) Plantation agriculture
What is a common geographic feature of the Southern Colonies?
A) Rocky mountains
B) Fertile soil
C) Glaciers
D) Deserts
Answer: B) Fertile soil
What was the primary crop grown on Southern plantations?
A) Wheat
B) Cotton
C) Barley
D) Sugar beets
Answer: B) Cotton
What was a key cultural influence in the Southern Colonies?
A) Native American traditions
B) African culture
C) European art
D) Asian philosophy
Answer: B) African culture
Name one major export from the Southern Colonies.
A) Cotton
B) Wheat
C) Apples
D) Fish
Answer: A) Cotton
What crop was primarily responsible for the wealth of the Southern Colonies?
A) Wheat
B) Tobacco
C) Corn
D) Barley
Answer: B) Tobacco
Which river was important for trade in the Southern Colonies?
A) Mississippi River
B) Ohio River
C) Columbia River
D) Rio Grande
Answer: A) Mississippi River
What was the typical size of a Southern plantation?
A) Small family farms
B) Large estates with hundreds of acres
C) Only a few acres
D) Urban lots
Answer: B) Large estates with hundreds of acres
Which city was known as the cultural center of the Southern Colonies?
A) Philadelphia
B) New York
C) Charleston
D) Boston
Answer: C) Charleston
What role did Charleston play in trade for the Southern Colonies?
A) It was a major city for agriculture
B) It was a cultural and economic center
C) It was a military base
D) It was not important
Answer: B) It was a cultural and economic center
What type of labor force was primarily used on Southern plantations?
A) Indentured servants
B) Free laborers
C) African-American slaves
D) Native Americans
Answer: C) African-American slaves
What type of climate did the Southern Colonies have?
A) Cold and snowy
B) Warm and humid
C) Tropical and stormy
D) Mild and dry
Answer: B) Warm and humid
What was a common task for enslaved people on plantations?
A) Teaching
B) Harvesting crops
C) Trading goods
D) Building houses
Answer: B) Harvesting crops
What type of music originated in the Southern Colonies?
A) Jazz
B) Classical
C) Bluegrass and folk
D) Rock
Answer: C) Bluegrass and folk
Why was indigo an important export?
A) It was used for dyeing fabrics
B) It was only used locally
C) It was worthless
D) It was only grown in the North
Answer: A) It was used for dyeing fabrics
What role did agriculture play in the economy of the Southern Colonies?
A) It was unimportant
B) It was the backbone of the economy
C) It only served local markets
D) It was only focused on livestock
Answer: B) It was the backbone of the economy
What type of vegetation was commonly found in the Southern Colonies?
A) Tundra
B) Coniferous forests
C) Deciduous forests and swamps
D) Grasslands
Answer: C) Deciduous forests and swamps
What type of housing did enslaved people live in on plantations?
A) Brick houses
B) Small cabins or shacks
C) Mansions
D) Apartments
Answer: B) Small cabins or shacks
What festival was popular among the Southern Colonies?
A) Harvest Festival
B) Mardi Gras
C) Thanksgiving
D) Christmas
Answer: A) Harvest Festival
How did agriculture impact trade in the Southern Colonies?
A) It had no impact
B) It allowed for the export of surplus agricultural products
C) It decreased trade
D) It only supported local markets
Answer: B) It allowed for the export of surplus agricultural products
Which product was NOT a major export from the Southern Colonies?
A) Cotton
B) Indigo
C) Oil
D) Rice
Answer: C) Oil
How did the geography of the Southern Colonies impact its economy?
A) It made farming difficult
B) It provided fertile land for agriculture
C) It limited trade routes
D) It encouraged mining
Answer: B) It provided fertile land for agriculture
How did the plantation system affect the social structure of the Southern Colonies?
A) It created a wealthy elite class
B) It had no effect
C) It benefited only small farmers
D) It created a middle class
Answer: A) It created a wealthy elite class
What literary form was popular in the Southern Colonies?
A) Poetry
B) Novels
C) Folk tales
D) Non-fiction
Answer: C) Folk tales
Describe how trade helped the economy of the Southern Colonies.
A) It caused economic decline
B) It boosted the economy through exports
C) It had no effect
D) It only benefited Northern Colonies
Answer: B) It boosted the economy through exports