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