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Chapter 10
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The Southern Colonies
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A crop grown to be sold for a profit is a __________.
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cash crop
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The Southern Colony of Georgia was begun as a refuge for __________.
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debtors
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What was the intention of the men who founded Carolina?
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to earn money
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The economy of the Southern Colonies grew mainly due to __________.
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slavery
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The Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina are a chain of __________.
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islands
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The Spanish territory of Florida was located to the __________ of the Southern Colonies.
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south
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Planters began using enslaved people instead of indentured servants because __________.
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they could make more money using enslaved Africans
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How many Southern Colonies were there?
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five
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Most enslaved people in the Southern Colonies could expect to __________.
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work hard for their entire lives
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Under what conditions did most enslaved people on plantations live?
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sleeping on floors or benches
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What was the population of the Southern Colonies in 1720?
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200,000
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The Southern Colonies were good for farming because their climate is __________.
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warm most of the year
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Enslaved Africans could sometimes earn money by __________.
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working for other planters
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Unlike tidewater Virginia, the backwater of Virginia was __________.
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inhabited by rough colonists
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Most planters in the Southern Colonies lived lives of great __________.
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comfort
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The majority of towns in the Southern Colonies remained small because __________.
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life centered around plantations
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A graph is a diagram that helps you __________.
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compare facts and figures
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Which word best describes the soil found in the Southern Colonies?
rocky - barren - sandy - fertile |
fertile
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The colony of Maryland was begun as a refuge for __________.
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Catholics
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A person who owns property or a business is called a __________.
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proprietor
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A low-lying coastal plain that is full of waterways is called a __________
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tidewater
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Mount Vernon was the childhood home of __________.
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George Washington
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Someone hired by a planter to enforce his rules was called __________.
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an overseer
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To the west of the Southern Colonies lay the __________.
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Appalachian Mountains
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In the Southern Colonies, very large farms were called __________.
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plantations
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Which Southern Colony was farthest north?
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Maryland
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Which river formed a border between the colonies of Virginia and Maryland?
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the Potomac
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