Colonial Regions

Question 1

Virginia

Answer 1

Social:
- Hierarchical society with wealthy landowners at the top
- Large enslaved African population

Political:
- Royal governor with the House of Burgesses
- Early use of the head right system to encourage settlement

Economic:
- Tobacco as the primary cash crop
- Reliance on indentured servants and enslaved Africans

Question 2

Maryland

Answer 2

Social:
- Social mix of Catholics and Protestants
- Hierarchical society with large plantations

Political:
- Proprietary governance by the Calvert family
- Act of Toleration (1649) for religious tolerance

Economic:
- Tobacco cultivation
- Labor system involving indentured servants and enslaved Africans

Question 3

Carolinas

Answer 3

Social:
- North Carolina: More diverse population with less social stratification
- South Carolina: Wealthy planter class with a large enslaved population

Political:
- Initially governed as a single proprietary colony, later split into two royal colonies
- Both had local assemblies to handle colonial affairs

Economic:
- South Carolina: Rice and indigo plantations
- North Carolina: Small-scale farming, including tobacco and corn
- Trade and commerce in both colonies