Which colonies made up the Southern Colonies Maryland

Which colonies made up the Southern Colonies?

Maryland • Founded by Lord Baltimore for Catholics • Act of Tolerationdocument that gave religious freedom to all Christians

Virginia • Settled by the English • Bacon’s Rebellion. Nathaniel Bacon and his followers raided Indian villages • This showed that settlers were determined to push into Indian lands.

Carolinas • Split because of differences into North and South • North Carolina had small farms • South Carolina had large plantations • rice was a major crop for both colonies

Georgia • Founded by General James Oglethorpe • For debtors from England • A debtor is a person who owes money

Middle Passage • Most southern colonies had slavery • The Middle Passage is the voyage of Africans to the colonies • Slaves had to endure very poor conditions on the voyage

Slave Codes • Slave codes were laws that set out rules to control slaves behavior.

Questions to answer • • Who founded Maryland? For what people was Maryland established? What was the Act of Toleration? What was the major difference between North and South Carolina? • What crop do they both produce?

More Questions • • • Who was Georgia founded for? What was Bacon’s Rebellion? What was the Middle Passage? What were slave codes? Why do you think slave owners wanted slave codes? • Does might make right?

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