Which colony was settled in first?
Virginia
Name two crops that were grown most in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, Cotton, Rice, Sugar Cane
Describe what a cash crop is.
A crop sold for profit instead of grown for personal use.
Did the Toleration Act allow for Christians to worship freely or not worship freely?
They could worship freely
Name two types of people who worked on the plantations.
Indentured servants and enslaved people
Who founded the Colony of Virginia?
John Smith
Name the 5 Southern Colonies
Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, North and South Carolina
Describe what an enslaved person is.
Someone who was taken from their home to the colonies and forced to work.
Describe what an indentured servant is.
Someone who had to work for their travel to the colonies but only for a few years, then could live their life.
Why did James Oglethorpe start the Georgia Colony?
To have a colony where debtors can seek refuge from the money they owed in England.
What buildings would you find on plantations in the southern colonies?
Main house, slave quarters, laundry house, smokehouse, barn
