Cause and Effect
something that is grown and sold for profit
cash crop
What was the main economic activity in the Southern Colonies?
farming and agriculture
What type of farms required many workers?
Plantations
Why was Maryland founded?
For religious freedom
What prevented African Americans to read and write?
Slave Codes
This system kept colonies economically tied to England?
Mercantilism
Which crop was most important to Virginia?
Who worked on plantations in the Southern Colonies?
enslaved Africans
What hardships did enslaved people face?
Forced labor, punishment, separation from families, and lack of freedom
What mountain range ran through the southern colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains
Why did plantation owners rely on slavery?
Because crops required a large amount of labor and there were not enough workers
What crops were commonly grown in the Carolinas?
rice and indigo
What were slave codes?
Laws that controlled enslaved people and limited their rights
How were enslaved families affected?
Families were often separated and could be sold apart
How would you describe African societies before the 16th century?
Diverse, advanced, and organized with different systems of government and economy
What was the original purpose of Georgia?
To serve as a colony for debtors
Which country benefited most from colonial exports?
England
Describe life for enslaved people on plantations.
Harsh, forced labor under strict control with poor living conditions
What is the human cost of slavery?
the suffering, loss of freedom, and harm experienced by enslaved people
If people were not sent Georgia to colonize, where would they be in England?
In Jail
What did the Maryland Toleration Act promote?
Religious tolerance
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorp
How did enslaved people preserve their culture?
Through music, stories, traditions, and oral history
denied people freedom, rights, and treated them as property
Slavery
This is someone that determines land boundaries
A surveyor