Maryland
Why did Lord Baltimore create Virginia?
For Catholics to practice their religion safely.
What was Virginia's most important Cash Crop?
Tobacco.
Why did North Carolina have small farms instead of large plantations?
North Carolina's land was covered in pine trees and was not great for huge crops.
Which two crops were the most important in South Carolina?
Rice and Indigo.
What is a "Buffer Colony?"
Georgia helped protect The Carolinas from Spanish Florida and other colonies.
What important body of water helped Maryland grow?
The Chesapeake Bay.
Why was the beginning of Jamestown so difficult?
The colonists didn't know how to farm the land, many got sick from dirty water, and they ran out of food.
What were Naval Stores made of?
Pine Trees.
How did plantations shape daily life in South Carolina?
They relied on their plantations to make them money.
Why was Georgia founded?
James Oglethorpe wanted who were poor or in debt in England to get a fresh start.
Why was Tobacco an important crop in Maryland?
It sold for a lot of money in Europe.
Why were plantations built along rivers?
To make it easier to ships to travel.
How did people get what they needed when towns were far a part?
They relied on their neighbors for fishing, hunting, and trading.
What made Charleston an important city in the Southern Colonies?
It grew into a trading center and was known for culture, traditions and strong economy.
What happened to Georgia's strict rules over time?
They were changed due to the colonist's frustrations.
What did the Chesapeake Bay provide?
Fish, Crabs, Oysters, and an easy way for ships to travel.
How did John Rolfe help change Virginia's future?
John Rolfe started growing Tobacco.
Why did many settlers move to North Carolina from other colonies?
Cheaper land, more freedom, and a simpler lifestyle.
Who helped Indigo become a major crop in South Carolina?
Eliza Lucas Pinckney.
What were the early rules in Georgia that made it different from other colonies?
Colonists could not own huge amounts of land and slavery was not allowed.
Who did plantation owners use to help them grow their crops?
Indentured Servants and then later Enslaved Africans.
Why do you think growing Tobacco required so many workers?
Because it was the most popular Cash Crop in Virginia.
Why might living far a part make the colonists of North Carolina more independent?
They didn't have any resources to rely on, so they had to learn to rely on themselves and the people close to them.
How might South Carolina have been different without enslaved Africans’ knowledge of rice farming?
They may have never started farming rice, or at the quality that they do, which would in return make them less money.
What was Georgia's most profitable crop?
Cotton.