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27 Cards in this Set
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The Calvert family of England wanted to build a colony in North America to provide a _________ for Catholics and turn a profit.
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refuge
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An __________ is a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America.
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indentured servant
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________ grown in the south included tobacco, rice, and indigo.
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Cash crops
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____________ is known for developing a type of indigo for dyeing cloth.
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Eliza Lucas Pinckney
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______________ founded the Georgia colony in order to give debtors a new start.
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James Oglethorpe
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Virginia moved its capital to ______________ in 1699.
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Williamsburg
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It was illegal to teach _____________ how to read and write.
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slaves
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Plantation children were _________ at home by tutors, with sons often later sent to Europe.
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educated
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An __________ is a young person who learns a job by living and working with a skilled worker.
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apprentice
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Many South Carolina planters lived in ______________ for part of the year to avoid insects that infested the rice fields.
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Charles Town
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Wilmington is in what Southern colony?
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North Carolina
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Baltimore is in what Southern colony?
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Maryland
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Norfolk is in what Southern colony?
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Virginia
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Charles Town is in what Southern colony?
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South Carolina
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Savannah is in what Southern colony?
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Georgia
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Is this statement fact or opinion?
Maryland was founded by the Calverts, a family of wealthy English merchants. |
Fact
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Is this statement fact or opinion?
Indentured servants make the best workers. |
Opinion
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Is this statement fact or opinion?
King Charles II granted land for the colony of Carolina in 1663. |
Fact
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Is this statement fact or opinion?
Crops like tobacco ruin the soil in a few years. |
Fact
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Is this statement fact or opinion?
I think everyone should engage in public service. |
Opinion
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Does the following statement describe the life of indentured servants, slaves or both?
Sold like property |
Slaves
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Does the following statement describe the life of indentured servants, slaves or both?
Could not legally read and write |
Slaves
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Does the following statement describe the life of indentured servants, slaves or both?
Might have been a debtor |
Indentured Servants
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Does the following statement describe the life of indentured servants, slaves or both?
Might have been kidnapped |
Both
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Does the following statement describe the life of indentured servants, slaves or both?
Worked for passage to North America |
Indentured Servants
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Does the following statement describe the life of indentured servants, slaves or both?
Were of African origin |
Slaves
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Why did the colony of Carolina split into North and South Carolina? Explain why the colony split and how the two areas differed.
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The colony split because it became too difficult to govern as the population grew. North Carolina was hilly, so it developed into small farms. South Carolina had a lot of rich farmland so it developed many large plantations.
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