Study Guide 

Social Studies Chapter 6

1. The planter had to see that the crops were planted, harvested, stored, and shipped to market.  He also had to keep records for the business.

2. The planter's wife had to make sure that everyone living on the plantation had enough food, clothing, and medical care.

3. Most of the people in Southern colonies lived far away from one another, so there were not many schools.

4. The girls in Southern colonies learned to read and sew.

5. Enslaved Africans worked the farms and plantations.

6. Indentured servants worked for a set time without pay.

7. Farm products from planters were sold through brokers.

8. Crops were used instead of money in Southern plantations.

9. Planters owned most land in Southern colonies.

10. Early plantations were built along waterways.

11. Apprentices were young people who learned jobs.

12. Whaling and shipping increased the growth of cities.

13. Britain, the British Colonies, and Africa were linked as the triangle trade route.

14. Farmers traded their crops for goods and services in market towns.

15. Decisions regarding laws and town workers were made at town meetings.

16. The meetinghouse in New England colonies was used for worship and town meetings.

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