Southern Colonies Flashcards
1
Q
Name the five southern colonies
A
N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia
2
Q
Maryland was founded by whom? Why?
A
Lord Baltimore (father and son); Religious freedom for Catholics
3
Q
Virginia was founded by whom? Why?
A
John Smith; search for gold in the New World
4
Q
N.Carolina and S.Carolina were founded why and by whom?
A
8 English Nobles (The Lord Proprietors); economic opportunity
5
Q
Who founded Georgia and why?
A
James Oglethorpe; opportunity to work off debt/defense zone between LaFlorida and the Spanish
6
Q
tobacco and rice
A
the main export produced in the southern colonies
7
Q
Features of the Southern colonies
A
Few cities, plantations, long growing seasons, and tidewater areas
