Chapter 7: The Southern Colonies
Study Guide
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1. What colony was founded to give Catholics a safe place to worship? Who founded this
colony?
2. What document allowed religious freedom to all Christians in the Maryland Colony?
3. Virginia to Spanish Florida was part of what original colony?
4. Georgia was part of the Southern Colonies and was founded by whom?
5. What is the area called between the Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains?
What did the settlers call this area?
6. Who did most of the work on plantations in the Southern Colonies?
7. Where was the first settlement in North American for free Africans?
8. What was the main cash crop for farmers in the northern area of the Southern Colonies?
9. What was the main crop for farmers in the southern area of the Southern Colonies?
10. What did a broker do in the Southern Colonies?
11. What caused conflicts to develop between Southern colonists and their Native American
neighbors?
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12. What are some things that enslaved Africans did the deal with the hardships of their
lives? (name at least three)
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Review all vocabulary words as part of the study guide.
Review map sills by understand scale, and finding locations on a map.