Colonies
What Indigenous Nations lived in the area that is now the Southern Colonies?
Muscogee, Cherokee, and the Siddipahaw
What did the Southern Colonies rely on for their main source of wealth?
Agriculture
What was most Southerns' primary purpose.
The primary purpose was to sought land and wealth.
Who was the Virginia government ran by?
the colonial governor, his council, and the house of Burgesses
How did the Virginia Company hope to make money?
The Virginia Company Hoped to make money by finding gold in Virginia like the Spanish had in South America.
What was one well-known group from the Southern Colonies?
The Powhatan
Southern colonies had the best ______ _________.
Southern Colonies had the best farming lands.
What was Maryland originally founded as?
What was the role of the Colonial governors?
They had the power over the military, the judicial system, and official appointments.
When was North and South Carolina formed?
It was formed after the English Civil War of 1688.
What were the Powhatans also known as and why?
They were also known as the Algonquians since the language is associated with the Algonquian language.
What was the geography of the Southern Colonies?
The geography of the Southern Colonies varied from coastal plains to mountains. Forests and foothills also covered the area.
What became the majority religion in Maryland?
Protestantism became the majority religion.
Who was captured by the Powhatan people and when where they captured?
John Smith was captured by the Powhatan people in 1607.
What were the two most important crops grown in the southern colonies because of its climate?
The two most important crops are tabacco and rice.
Other crops were indigo (blue dye), sugar cane, and cotton.
What religions did the people in the southern colonies follow?
Most followed the Protestant religion. There were also Baptists and Anglicans.
What the the governor's council consist of and what was their power?
Consisted of 12 upper-class colonists. They had power over funds and taxation.
This colony was a proprietorship, a massive land grant to a single individual named Celcilus Calvert.
Maryland
What happened to the Powhatan people and their land?
There were violent interactions with the English that led to wars and many Powhatan being pushed off of their land.
Where were these large crops grown?
They were grown on large farms called plantations.
Which religion were most enslaved Africans forced to follow?
They were forced to convert to Christianity.
What power did House of Burgesses have?
They had the power to submit bills addressing taxation and government spending.