Vocabulary
What word means a laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America?
indentured servant
Who did Cecilius (the proprietor of Maryland) give estates to?
English aristocrats (noblemen)
Why did Virginia start using indentured servants?
It took a great deal of labor to plant, tend, and harvest the cash crops.
Were the Carolinas royal colonies or charter colonies?
They were royal colonies
Why did King Charles give a charter to start the colony of Georgia?
A place for debtors (people who owed money) to have a fresh start.
What word means a list of fundamental laws to support a government?
constitution
What religious group found a safe place in Maryland?
Catholics
How long would an indentured servant work in order to gain freedom?
5-7 years
Did the Carolinas have a good port (harbor)?
NO
Why were forts built in the colony of Georgia?
To block the Spanish soldiers
What word means a person or country that owes money?
debtor
What was the name of line created between Maryland and Pennsylvania?
Mason - Dixon Line
Who led the attack on the Native Americans living in Virginia?
Nathaniel Bacon
Who wrote a constitution that made a plan outlining the job’s and powers of the Carolinas Colony government?
John Locke
Did the colony of Georgia succeed under the leadership of its proprietor?
NO- many settlers did not agree with him over land holdings and bans.
Large area of land that has one owner?
estate
Was Maryland a royal colony or a charter colony?
Maryland was a royal colony
What was Nathaniel Bacon and the Native Americans fighting over?
Bacon opposed colonial government because it favored the rich. He wanted more land.
Give 3 reasons why the southern colonies were a good place to grow cash crops.
Warm climate
Long growing season
Rich soil
Did King Charles take back his charter in Georgia and then make it a royal colony?
YES
What word means to control?
dominate
Who was the proprietor of Maryland?
Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. When he died his son Cecilius took over.
Who was the proprietor of Virginia?
William Berkeley
Who were the Proprietors in the Carolinas?
8 British Nobles
Who was the proprietor of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe