Middle and Southern Colonies – Flashcards
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Prosperity came to Virginia when John Rolfe introduced what staple crop?
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tobacco
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A proprietary colony was governed directly by the king.
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False
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The Toleration Act of 1649 stated that the colonists must pay the Indians for the lands taken from them.
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False
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England became interested in colonization through the efforts of the geographer _____.
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Richard Hakluyt
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The geographical dividing line between the tidewater and the piedmont in Virginia was known as a(n) _____?
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fall line
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Providence Plantation was founded in 1636 by _____, torch bearer of religious freedom.
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Roger Williams
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Thomas Hooker was the founder of what colony in 1636?
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Connecticut
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Maryland was the first______ colony.
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proprietary
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What colony was established as a refuge for Catholics?
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Maryland
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The colony of New Netherland was taken over without firing a shot and was renamed
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New York
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In what colony did the Quakers purchase land from Lord John Berkeley?
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New Jersey
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Select the items that best describe the colony of South Carolina.
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1) wealthy Virginians and Englishmen
2) large plantations
3) rice, indigo
4) indentured servants and slaves
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Select the items that best describe the colony of North Carolina.
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1) Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers
2) small farms
3) tobacco, corn, and livestock
4) land worked by owners
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Which group migrated to America due to the reasons listed below?
continual warfare
religious persecution
heavy taxation and seizure of property
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Germans
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The _____ migrated to America because they faced economic ruin after they were forbidden to ship dairy products, linens, and woolens to English markets.
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Scotch-Irish
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The French Huguenots migrated to America because they were persecuted for what reason?
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their religious beliefs
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The last of the thirteen colonies to be founded was
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Georgia
