Cash Crops of the Southern Colonies
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Name one of the five Southern Colonies that was a proprietary colony.

Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia

Who sponsored the first English colony in North America?

The Virginia Company of London

What cash crop did the Jamestown settlers cultivate?

Tobacco

What was the first representative legislative body in colonial America called?

<p>The House of Burgesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who had the right to vote in the elections for the House of Burgesses?

<p>Male landowners</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who led the revolt against Virginia's government in 1676?

<p>Nathaniel Bacon</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the government reforms known as after Bacon's Rebellion?

<p>Bacon's Laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a cash crop?

<p>A cash crop is a plant grown to be sold for profit, as opposed to subsistence crops, which are intended to feed the farmers’ families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who owned the area around the Chesapeake Bay, northeast of Virginia?

<p>Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, owned the area around the Chesapeake Bay, northeast of Virginia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Act of Religious Toleration passed in Maryland?

<p>The Act of Religious Toleration was passed in Maryland in 1649.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a plantation?

<p>A plantation is a large estate built to grow cash crops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the primary cash crops in the Southern Colonies?

<p>The primary cash crops in the Southern Colonies were tobacco and rice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the main crops in South Carolina and Georgia?

<p>The main crops in South Carolina and Georgia were indigo and rice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of labor was required for raising tobacco, rice, and indigo?

<p>Raising tobacco, rice, and indigo required a lot of human labor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the two main ways plantation owners obtained laborers?

<p>At first, plantation owners used indentured servants and later enslaved people to obtain laborers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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