Which two regions were part of the Carolina colony before they were separated?

Which two regions were part of the Carolina colony before they were separated?

• A. Virginia and Maryland
• B. North Carolina and South Carolina
• C. Georgia and Florida
• D. Tennessee and Kentucky

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how the Carolina colony began as one big English holding and later split into two separate colonies. The land that would become both North Carolina and South Carolina was originally governed as a single Carolina colony under the Lords Proprietors. As the colony grew and administration became cumbersome, it was divided into two distinct colonies: North Carolina and South Carolina. So these two regions are the ones that were part of the Carolina colony before the separation. Virginia and Maryland were separate Chesapeake colonies farther north; Georgia and Florida are to the south of the Carolinas and became their own distinct areas; Tennessee and Kentucky are inland regions that came later as the western frontier.

The idea being tested is how the Carolina colony began as one big English holding and later split into two separate colonies. The land that would become both North Carolina and South Carolina was originally governed as a single Carolina colony under the Lords Proprietors. As the colony grew and administration became cumbersome, it was divided into two distinct colonies: North Carolina and South Carolina. So these two regions are the ones that were part of the Carolina colony before the separation.

Virginia and Maryland were separate Chesapeake colonies farther north; Georgia and Florida are to the south of the Carolinas and became their own distinct areas; Tennessee and Kentucky are inland regions that came later as the western frontier.