Colonial America Quiz on the Southern Colonies

Maryland was founded in 1634 by English Catholics lead by ----.
1. Lord Baltimore
2. James Oglethorpe
3. John Smith
4. a group of businessmen
The settlers named their colony St. Mary's. Later it was renamed ----.
1. Charleston
2. Baltimore
3. Savannah
4. Albemarle
In 1663 King Charles of England gave a grant of land ---- of Virginia to a group of his friends.
1. north
2. south
3. east
4. west
The colony King Charles gave to these businessmen was named ----.
1. Virginia
2. Carolina
3. Georgia
4. Maryland
In 1680 Carolina was divided into two colonies because ----.
1. Arguments broke out between the settlers already living in Carolina and the businessmen.
2. The King of England wanted half the colony to give to his new wife as a wedding gift.
3. Law breakers were sent to the southern part of Carolina and it needed to be separated.
The last of the original 13 colonies was ----.
1. Maryland
2. Carolina
3. Georgia
4. Charleston
Georgia was a colony for ----.
1. landowners
2. criminals
3. soldiers
4. farmers
The people in the Southern Colonies built large ---- that were worked by cheap labor.
1. factories
2. plantations
3. ships
The Southern Colonies turned out turpentine, indigo, and tobacco.
1. True
2. False