Vocabulary (some on test, not all)
Test Question: Most enslaved Africans worked on what in the Southern Colonies?
Plantations
Define indigo.
Test Question: Define Planter.
A plantation owner.
What was the man's name that came and performed for Colonial days?
Barry Grove
Test Question: What colony was started to give debtors a new start?
Georgia.
Test Question: Define overseer.
A hired person who watched slaves as they worked.
Native Americans in the desert southwest usually lived in a _________.
Pueblo.
Test Question: What did Southern Colonists hire to buy and sell goods for them in England?
A broker.
What is a shackle?
A piece of iron that would bind the hands and feet of enslaved people.
Test Question: How did Southern Colonists cause conflicts with their Native American neighbors (give 2)?
The colonists settled on the Native American's land and they destroyed some villages.
Some colonists did not treat the Native Americans fairly.
Some captured and sold them into slavery.
Many Native Americans died of European diseases.
What is an indentured servant?
A servant brought to the colonies to work for 3-7 years and then have freedom.
Define debtor:
A person put in prison for owing money.
Define backcountry.
Test Question: Name 2 ways in which African Americans dealt with the hardship of their lives.
They tried to rebel against slavery.
They kept their culture alive by telling stories and singing songs about Africa.
They became very religious.
What is majority rule?
When majority of the people present decide on a law or form of government.
Define constitution:
A written plan of government.
What is a cash crop?
A crop that makes a colony a lot of money.
Test Question: How did the Southern Colonies depend on the practice of slavery?
They made money by growing cash crop. Slaves were used to grow and harvest the crop.
Explain how supply and demand work.
When there is a lot of supply the demand usually goes down.
When there is a small supply the demand usually goes up.