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Vocabulary Part I
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Discussion Questions Part II
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_________________ the coast area of the South. Which has many rivers affected by ocean tides.
Tidewater
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_____________ a person who owes money.
Debtor
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In what year did the first successful crop of Indigo grow in South Carolina?
1774
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Yes or No. Can a land and climate perfect for growing crops be more valuable then gold and jewels?
Yes
100
Why were most Colonies founded?
Trade and farming
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____________ _____________ a crop grown just to sell
Cash Crops
200
__________________ a manager
Trustees
200
What year was Maryland founded?
1632
200
What do you think happened to the Native Americans as more settlers came to the South?
They were probably pushed west, as in the other regions.
200
Why was Georgia founded?
As a home for the debtors.
300
_____________ goods shipped to other countries to be sold.
Exports
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____________ ____________ a route used by the postal service to deliver mail.
Postal Road
300
Georgia was founded in what year?
1732
300
What crops were grown in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, rice, and Indigo.
300
Describe travel along the post road. What obstacles would travelers encounter?
Travel would be slow, ride would be bumpy.
400
____________________________ the branch of Virginia's government that made laws for the Colony?
House of Burgesses
400
__________________ extra money available after all expenses have been paid.
Profit
400
What year was Bacon's rebellion?
What is 1676
400
Write a sentence about the South using, tidewater, cash crop, and export.
Answers Vary.
400
How would the plantations have been different if there had been no enslaved persons and planters had to pay their workers.
The plantations would not have been so large or so wealthy. Although the planters had to support enslaved persons, this was probably less expensive then hiring workers.
500
_________________ a person who speaks for other people.
Representative
500
What year was Carolina given a second charter?
1663
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Why did farmers in the Southern Colonies concentrate on growing cash crops?
The climate, rich soil, and plentiful water were ideal for growing these crops which were in demand for export.
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Why are there fewer enslaved Africans in North Carolina than South Carolina?
North Carlina's economy was based on wood products and fur trading. South Carolina had large plantations that grew cash crops.