Colonies
Economy
Geography
Culture
Government
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What were the five Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
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What did the Southern Colonies rely on for their main source of wealth?
Agriculture
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What was the climate of the Southern Colonies?
The climate of the Southern Colonies was the warmest of the three colonial regions. It was very hot and humid.
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What made up the southern colonies?
the southern colinies where made up from there religion, activities, and and education.
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What kind of government was in the Southern Colonies?
The government was a self-government, meaning they ruled themselves
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Why was Virginia started?
Virginia was started to gain wealth and to turn the native people into Christians
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What did the Southern Colonies trade with to the Indians?
Deerskins
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How was the warm climate an positive and negative factor for the colonists?
The positive factor was that they did not need to worry about surviving in the winter. The negative factor was that the warm, moist climate brought diseases to the colonists.
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Where and what did the children learn?
They were all taught at home and they were taught that they were divided by race
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What was the first law passed down by the southern colonies?
The first law passed down by the Southern Colonies was the Toleration Act of 1649.
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Who founded South Carolina?
Eight nobles sent by King Charles II
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What were some products produced by the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco Indigo Furs Rice Farm Products
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What was the geography of the Southern Colonies?
The geography of the Southern Colonies was filled with swampland and lowland. There were coastal plains and forests.
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What did the people in the southern colonies do on their free time?
They listened to music, danced, and studied medicine and agriculture.
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What made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of the Christians?
The bill that passed in 1649.
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What was the first successful colony in the Southern Colonies
Virginia
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What were the negative effects of growing crops in the Southern Colonies?
The negative effects were that it took a long time to grow and harvest and all crops had to be sold to England.
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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.
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What religions did the people in the southern colonies follow?
Most followed Anglican faith,which included Baptists. and Prysbetarians. Their were also Catholics.
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Who set up and controlled the Southern colonies?
The wealthy plantation owners controlled the Southern colonies.
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How many people lived in the colonies of North and South Carolina?
More then 10,000
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what did the Southern colonies depend on for their economy/ en
They depended on exporting materialsfor ships, such as wood andtar.
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what did the bordering Appallachian mountains provide?
The Appalachian mountains provided fuel and wood for fires and houses.
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What did the southern colonists do on Saints dy and holy days.
They prayed. played organ music, sang songs and had other ritual ceremonies.
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What was another name for the Southern colonies?
Another name for the Southern colonies was the Royal colonies.
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