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Southern Colonies Quiz

Multiple Choice

  1. Which of the following colonies was NOT considered part of the Southern Colonies? a) Virginia
    b) Maryland
    c) North Carolina
    d) Pennsylvania

  2. What was the primary economic activity in the Southern Colonies? a) Manufacturing
    b) Fishing
    c) Agriculture
    d) Trade

  3. Which cash crop was most commonly grown in the Southern Colonies? a) Corn
    b) Tobacco
    c) Wheat
    d) Rice

  4. What type of labor system was widely used in the Southern Colonies for agricultural work? a) Indentured servitude
    b) Slavery
    c) Family farms
    d) Tenant farming

  5. Which Southern Colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics? a) Virginia
    b) South Carolina
    c) Maryland
    d) Georgia

True or False

  1. True or False: The economy of the Southern Colonies relied heavily on small-scale farming and diversity of crops.

  2. True or False: The Southern Colonies had a higher population of enslaved Africans compared to other colonial regions.

  3. True or False: The plantation system in the Southern Colonies was characterized by large estates and a reliance on slave labor.

Short Answer

  1. Name one reason why the Southern Colonies developed a plantation economy.

  2. What was the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line in relation to the Southern Colonies?

Answers:

Multiple Choice

  1. d) Pennsylvania
  2. c) Agriculture
  3. b) Tobacco
  4. b) Slavery
  5. c) Maryland

True or False

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True

Short Answer

  1. The Southern Colonies had fertile land and a warm climate, which were ideal for growing cash crops.
  2. The Mason-Dixon Line represented the boundary between the Northern and Southern colonies, often associated with the division between free and slave states.

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