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A group of eight English nobles that received a grant of land from....
King Charles!
What natural resources were found in the Carolinas
Some natural resources found in the Carolines are fertile soil, warm climate, and extensive waterways/swamps which provide natural conditions, and highly profitable cash crops. Any answer counts.
The colony was recognized as North Carolina in 1719
False (it was found in 1712)
In 1732, the colony of Georgia became a refuge for people jailed for.....
A. Murder
B. fraud
C. Debt
C. Debt
Why did slavery become an important part of the economy of the Carolinas and the rest of the South ?
Slavery became an important part of the Southern economy because the region's warm climate, rich, and growing land were ideal for growing effortful cash crops like rice, indigo, and later, cotton.
In the Northern Carolinas, most people were poor tobacco farmers that drifted south from...... (Hint: It's a state today).
Virginia
What was the Underground Railroad and how did this lead to the establishment of slave codes in the South ?
It was a secret network of safe houses, routes, and people that helped enslaved individuals escape from the American South to free states, Canada, or other safe havens.
Indigo is a plant used to make a valuable purple dye
False
The colony was recognized as South Carolina in
A. 1719
B. 1712
C. 1789
A. 1719
What were the economic reasons that Georgia was established
The economic reasons that the colony of Georgia was established was that it was a place where debtors (people who owed a lot of money). James Oglethorpe, who was the founder of the colony, offered to pay for the group of peasants and debtors to travel to Georgia.
In ........ the colony of Georgia became a refuge for people jailed for death
1732
Slavery became an important part of the Southern economy because..........
region's warm climate, rich, and growing land were ideal for growing effortful cash crops like rice, indigo, and later, cotton.
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede
True
The colony was recognized as North Carolina in
A. 1712
B. 1719
C. 1715
B. 1719
Most early settlers were English people living in........(a British colony at the time)
Barbados
In Georgia a leader of their colony was... (first or last name is fine).
James Oglethorpe!
In the Northern Carolinas, most people were rich tobacco farmers that drifted south from Virginia
False (in Northern Carolinas, most people were poor not rich)
Why did Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina become a colony?
A. economic
B. political
C. religious
A. economic!