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Crops that are grown to make money and not to be used the farmers growing them
Cash Crop
Which crops did colonists learn how to grow and farm from enslaved Africans?
A. Indigo B. Cotton C. Rice
C. Rice
Why were lower Southern Colonies, like the Carolinas and Georgia, the best for growing a crop like rice?
The weather was similar to the moist warm climate where rice was originally grown in Africa.
The location along the Appalachian Mountains where people who did not own plantations lived
Back Country
Before slavery was brought to North America, who would typically work on plantations in the South?
A. Enslaved Africans B. Indentured Servants
C.Free African Americans
B. Indentured Servants
Describe what a typical Plantation looked like. Please include at least three things that could be found on a Plantation.
Typical plantations in the South were like a small town. They had things like a mill, large crops, a large main house, stables, slave quarters, carriage house, a carpenter or blacksmith, etc.
The plant/crop that was best for growing in colonies like Maryland and Virginia
Tobacco
Which of the following best describes the work that most slaves were doing in the South?
A. They planted, farmed, and harvested different cash crops on plantations
B. They worked on ships in the ocean hunting for whales
C. They practiced certain skills and trades in the shops of their town
A. They planted, farmed, and harvested different cash crops on plantations
What may have stopped slaves who were treated horribly in the Southern Colonies from rebelling?
They were afraid of being killed, sold, or beat.
Large areas of land that included fields for crops, slaves, and a large landowner’s house
Plantations
Why did the Southern Colonies NOT need a lot of Port Cities like New England did?
A. The Southern Colonies were not making any goods that needed to be traded
B. The King said that all goods had to be sent out of the New England Ports
C. Southern Plantations were usually already built on some sort of waterway for trading
C. Southern Plantations were usually already built on some sort of waterway for trading
The plant/crop that was best for growing in colonies like the Carolinas and Georgia
Rice
True or False: By the end of the 1700’s, nearly 50% of the population in the Southern Colonies was made up of enslaved Africans.
True False
True