Virginia
Who was the governor of Virginia ?
William Berkley
Who was the governor and propietator?
Cecil Calveret
Why did they named the land south of Virginia, "Carolina"?
“Carolina” comes from the Latin name Carolus, which means “Charles.” So in honor of King Charles II, "Carolina" was named after "Charles land"
Who was the governor of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What's the name of the first successful English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Sir George Calveret wanted a place where ________ could practice their religion freely.
Catholics
Who wrote the constitution for Carolina?
John Locke
Georgia was the ______ of the British Colonies in America.
last
Why was Florida not part of the 13 colonies
Florida belonged and was controlled by Spain.
What crop made Virginia successful?
Tobacco helped Virginia become rich and important.
What was the Mason-Dixon line ?
Boundary line to divide land between Pennsylvania and Maryland, so people wouldn't argue who own it.
Why was Carolina split up?
Carolina became to difficult to manage due to its size. Travel and communication was slow and there was trouble keeping control of such a large area.
Why was Georgia founded?
For debtors and poor people could come and have a fresh start.
Why did Beacon's Rebellion happened?
William B. didn't want to start a war with the natives, that made settlers angry because they felt unsafe.
Virginia relied on labor from who?
Indentured servants and enslaved Africans
What did North and South of the Mason-Dixon line represented?
North represented where slavery was mostly illegal.
South represented where slavery was legal.
What was North Carolina mostly made up of?
Small farmers, and fewer big towns.
The British hoped Georgia would block any ________ attack on the colonies from Florida.
Spanish
What was the Beacon's Rebellion ?
A conflict in the colony of Virginia, where a group of colonist rebelled against their own government.
What's the Act of Toleration?
It was a law created to deal with religious conflict, especially between Catholics and Protestants.
What was South Carolina mostly made up of?
Large plantations, of rice, tobacco, and indigo.
Why did Georgia become a Royal Colony?
Due to disappointment with the colony's growth, James Oglethorpe turned Georgia over to the king in 1751.