The SOUTHERN COLONIES Take notes and get ready

The SOUTHERN COLONIES Take notes and get ready to make your brochure

Southern Colonies • What were the Southern Colonies? • Virginia • Maryland • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia

Southern Colonies • Who founded the Southern Colonies? • VA = Virginia Company • MD – Lord Baltimore • NC and SC: 8 nobles • GA: James Oglethorpe

The Southern Colonies • Why did people come to the Southern Colonies? • Money and land • MD: Catholics • GA: for debtors

Southern Colonies • What was life like in the Southern Colonies? Government: • VA House of Burgesses = legislature • Each colony followed the precedent (example) • All became royal colonies

Southern Colonies • What was life like in the Southern Colonies? Economy: Based on environment. • Tidewater = near water had plantation slavery (rice, indigo, and tobacco) • Backcountry = small farms grew grain and raised livestock

Southern Colonies • What was life like in the Southern Colonies? Slavery: • Slaves traveled to America over the deadly “Middle Passage” • Slave codes took away rights • Few people owned slaves • Slaves were important to the rich “planters” who owned many!

Southern Colonies • What was life like in the Southern Colonies? Religion: • Act of Toleration – MD protected religious freedom • Religion was not as important to everyday life in the South

Southern Colonies Importance? • Why were the Southern Colonies important? • Making money became the primary motivation of most people • Economy was based on plantation slavery • Powerful landowners were slave owners who needed the slaves. • Fewer cities and little manufacturing (smaller than the North)