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Southern Colonies Flashcards

1
Q

Which country claimed Florida?

A

Spain

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2
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Who said “No work…no food.”

A

John Smith

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3
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Who supposedly saved John Smith from being killed by Indians?

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Pocahontas

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4
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What year did enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown?

A

1619

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5
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What did John Rolfe learn to grow in Jamestown that made the colony rich?

A

Tobacco

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6
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Who introduced tobacco to Jamestown?

A

John Rolfe

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7
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Who was the founding leader of Jamestown?

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John Smith

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8
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What colony was Jamestown a part of?

A

Virginia

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9
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Who married Pocahontas?

A

John Rolfe

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10
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Lord Baltimore started which colony?

A

Maryland

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11
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South Carolina became a rich colony by growing what two crops?

A

indigo and rice

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12
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North Carolina got rich when it started to produce what two products?

A

Lumber & Tobacco

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13
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James Oglethorpe started which colony?

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Georgia

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14
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How did the settlers at Jamestown help establish our democratic system?

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By choosing representatives in the House of Burgesses to help make laws for the colony

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15
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What colony split into two colonies?

A

North and South Carolina

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16
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How did John Rolfe help relations with the Powhatan?

A

By marrying Pocahontas, the chief’s daughter

17
Q

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Maryland colony?

A

Religious freedom - they felt their form of Catholicism was persecuted in England

18
Q

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Virginia colony at Jamestown?

A

Gold

19
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What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Carolina colony?

A

Wealth and trade

20
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What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Georgia colony?

A

As a buffer from the Spanish & to give debtors a way to work off debt

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