Review #1
Who was forced to work in the Virginia Colony?
Enslaved Africans
This is what "debtors" are.
People who owe other people money
What crop increased the demand for slave labor in which two colonies?
Rice; Carolinas
First Africans arrived how long after Jamestown was founded?
12 years
Who dreamed of Maryland?
Sir George Calvert
Why was Bacon's Rebellion important in history?
It showed that people wanted a government that would listen to their demands
A Virginia rebellion in 1676 was led by...
Nathaniel Bacon
The workers in the Virginia Colony.
Enslaved Africans and indentured servants
Indentured servants were rewarded with what?
Passage to the colonies
Who did Bacon's army drive out?
James Berkeley
Founder of the Georgia colony.
James Oglethorpe
One of the reasons why Nathan Bacon opposed the colonial government.
He was unhappy that the government promised not to move into Native American lands;
He felt the government was controlled by people in eastern Virginia.
An important document John Locke wrote was...
The Carolina's Constitution
Showed that the government must listen to the demands of the people.
Pennsylvania & Maryland argued over this.
A constitution is...
A written plan of government
What three crops were important to the North Carolina colony?
Tobacco, Timber, & Tar
This is when Carolina divided into North and South Carolina.
1729
What colony was partially founded to give debtors a "new start"?
Georgia
Who was Nathaniel Bacon?
A farmer from western Virginia
The names of the Southern Colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
The Southern Colonies' economy relied heavily on this.
Agriculture
The importance of ocean ports in the Carolinas' development.
Farmers needed to ship their crops.
Two resources located in Maryland.
Iron and Tobacco
Sir George Calvert was also known as this.
Lord Baltimore