Southern Colonies Flashcards
Why was life hard in the Southern Colonies?
Because of insects, heat, disease, starvation. The land was very hot, humid and swampy. Diseases spread easily. They often starved because they didn’t know much about farming.
What is one way the southern colonists got food?
They traded with the Native Americans.
Eventually, the southern colonists learned to farm. What is one crop they grew?
Tobacco.
Name one of the southern colonies’ cash crops.
Tobacco.
Who provided some of the labor for the plantations?
Slaves.
Did all of the southern colonists live in mansions?
No, some lived in shacks.
Was education more important to the colonists in the north or the south?
North.
How were children’s lives different in the south than the north?
southern children played outside and were given toys.
How was life different for boys and girls in the southern colonies?
When they turned 10, girls and boys were kept separate except when at church. The boys learned to work outside in the fields. The girls stayed inside and learned to keep the house and manage servants or slaves.
Were slave children and servants taught to read and write?
No.
When did slave children and servants begin working?
Age 7.
Was church a big part of the Southern culture?
Yes.
Who established the colony of Roanoke?
Sir Walter Raleigh.
Who did Sir Walter Raleigh establish Roanoke for?
The Queen of England.
Did the settlers in Roanoke get along with the Native Americans?
No.
Who was the governor of Roanoke?
John White.
Did the settlers of Roanoke experience problems? If so, what?
Yes. Severe weather, the didn’t know much about farming and they didn’t get along with the Native Americans.
What happened to Roanoke?
No one really knows. When John White returned from a trip to England for supplies, the colony had disappeared. Some think the colonists moved to a different spot.
What is a cash crop?
One that can be used as money.
Did all the southern colonists get rich raising crops?
No! Many remained poor farmers and slaves.
