Section 1
Geography & Economy
Geography & Economy
Name 2 cash crops that were grown in the Southern colonies.
Tobacco, indigo, sugar cane, & cotton
Who was part of the upper class? Who was was part of the lower class?
Upper class: plantation owners
Lower class: slaves and servants
Unlike the Puritans of New England, most Southerners did not come to the New World seeking religious freedom. What did they seek?
Land, wealth, and power
Who helped create peace between the Powhatan tribe and the English poeple?
Pocahontas
Name all 5 of the Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Why did crops grow well in the Southern colonies?
They had a warm climate and a long growing season.
Which colony had the first representative government?
Virginia
Which religious group colonized Maryland?
Catholics
What is the name of an Indigenous group who lived in Virginia?
The Powhatan
Which colony was known as a colony for debtors and served as a buffer between Spanish owned land and the colonies?
Georgia
What industry was the southern colonies' economy based on
Farming/ Plantations
Who had the right to vote in Virginia?
(hint: race, gender, who owned ____)
White men who owned land.
Which religious group did most Southern colonists belong to?
Hint: starts with a P
Protestant
According to the story, who did Pocahontas marry?
Hint: He was known for discovering a new kind of tobacco
John Rolfe
Which colony was a massive land grant given to one person and was meant to be a safe haven for Catholics?
Maryland