Maryland
Who were the primary founders associated with the Maryland Colony?
George Calvert, the First Baron Baltimore
what was the life span of tobacco plants
20 years
S. Carolina was ranked what in rice and indigo production
2nd
N. Carolina was composed of mostly what type of farms
small and independent farms
who was the founder of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
What was the main reason for the founding of the Maryland Colony?
religious freedom
what percentage of Virginias economy relied on tobacco?
75%
by mid of which century was S. Carolinas population mostly slaves
18th/ 1700
what percentage of farms were classifies as small
60%
apart from small farms what else did Georgia produce
silk
What religion did the Maryland Colony initially allow?
Catholicism
when was the house of burgesses established?
1619
what decade did indigo and rice become the primary cash crops
1670s
True or false N. Carolina focused on BIG scale Agricultural production
False
what year was it founded
1732
What was the economy of the Maryland Colony primarily based on?
cash crops, especially tobacco
what was the name of the first English settlement
Jamestown
how many slaves were brought to S.carolina in 1750 to support cash crop production
40,000
When did N. Carolina split form S. Carolina
1712
what was Georgia used for
refuge for debtors
buffer against Spanish expansion
What significant act was passed in Maryland in 1649, and what did it guarantee?
Maryland Toleration Act
what year did the fist slaves arrive to Virginia
1619
what was to original name of Charleston
Charles Town
How much money did N. Carolina make out of their naval stores
80k
what led to the legalization of slavery
economic pressure