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Southern Colonies of U.S.

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What was the first successful U.S. colony?

Jamestown

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Which colony did Jamestown eventually become?

Virginia

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What is a colony?

A group of people who leave their native land to start a new settlement in a new land.

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What were 2 of the motivations of people to colonize in America?

wealth, religious freedom, new trade routes and land ownership

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What was one challenge faced by the colonists?

Distance from home land, dangerous and unknown land, conflict with other groups

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What does indigenous mean?

native, first

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What was the main cause of death of indigenous people in the U.S.

disease brought by the colonists

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What happened to the people of Roanoke?

nobody knows. They all disappeared.

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What were 2 of the challenges faced by the people of Jamestown?

drought, settled in a swamp, conflict with Powhatans

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John Smith said, "Those that will not work....

"Shall not eat."

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What was Virginia's most successful cash crop?

tobacco

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What was the southern colonies' economies based on?

slavery and crops

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Which colony was founded as a haven for Catholics?

Maryland

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What are 3 of the 5 Southern Colonies?

Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North and South Carolina

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Which was the last southern colony and the last of the 13 colonies?

Georgia

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Why did the southern colonies have a lot of slaves?

Because their economy was based on crops which required a lot of labor

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