Children
What did boys mostly learn?
Boys mostly learned how to hunt,farm,cook,and clean.
What did people that owned the land run?
People in the southern colonies who owned land made money by running large plantations.
Was it warm,was it cold,or was it hot in the southern colonies?
It was warm in the southern colonies.
Why was self-government important?
In the southern colonies, self-government (making their own laws) was very important.
Why was it important to trade in the southern colonies?
It was important to trade because it was a important part of economy
What did girls learn?
Girls helped their mothers do chores such as taking care of their young brothers and sisters, sew clothes, make candles, and complete other chores at home.
What would they trade and what types of crops did they grow?
They would farm cash crops, like cotton, tobacco, and rice, and trade those goods with countries around the world.
What type of soil did they have?
They had fertile soil.
Who had power to vote?
Only white men that owned land had the power to vote.
What did the southern colonies mostly grow?
They mostly grew something like cotton, tobacco, and rice.
How did some children learn?
In the Southern Colonies, there were even fewer schools. Only the children of the wealthy landowners were taught to read. Most children, both free and enslaved, never learned how to read or write.
What did small farmers struggle to do?
Small farmers struggled to make a profit.
What are Cash crops?
Some cash crops were cotton, tobacco, and rice.
Who did they elect?
They elected their own leaders to make laws for the colonies.
What did small farmers trade?
Small farmers traded cash crops.
What did children do when they get older?
Children were often home schooled When they were older, children learned a skill or a trade from an artisan.
What did the enslaved people do and what did the plantation owners earn?
The enslaved people did all the hard work, but the plantation owners earned the money.
What did the southern colonies receive as the weather?
They receive the most rain of all the colonies.
What did adults mostly spent their time on?
Making their own laws.
What were the things that the farmers mostly traded?
Cash crops were the one thing mostly things traded from farmers grown on large farms called plantations. Plantation owners were wealthy and powerful. Their plantations required a lot of labor.