north Carolina was found in 1653, south Carolina was found in 1670, Virginia was found in 1607, Maryland was found in 1788 and Georgia was found in 1733

There was rich and grassy soil There were straight plains, perfect soil and

great weather The body of water was the Atlantic ocean There were large plantations and bumpy plains The summer and spring were both tropical Fall was damp The winter was around 50. degrees Growing season was all year long There was great growing season

Trees-harvested and used to build ships and items needed for the farm.

Grass-good for animals to graze and use for food.

Fertile soil-for growing crops Plants

James Oglethorpe was a British general, who lives in the south .That shows

how he was patriotic.

King George the II started another colonie to James Oglethorpe for more poor

people and people in debtors thank you king George II (:

Wet tidewater region Very damp and wet Pretty warm Colonist took sticky sap from pine trees and

turned it into a thick liquid called pitch that was used to seal boards and of ships and to keep out water

Rice, rice grows from African workers Indigo, plant that can be made into a dark

blue dye Tobacco, colonists grew on small farms or a

large plantation

Large farms called plantations in the south were more like small villages than farms

In the middle of a plantation often near a river or a stream is a planters house

Soil was mostly fertile and with the tide water brushing against.

It was good soil to grow sugar cane. Soil was good for growing tobacco and later

cotton.

The southern colonies was a flat woods area The southern colonies had tidewater near

the coast.

Southern Colonies bodies of water include the Atlantic Ocean.

Rivers- Oconee, Ocmulgee, Altamaha, and Savanna

Indentured servants - people who can’t afford to come to America but someone else pays and the servant works for that person for a certain amount of time

Slaves – people who are captured and are have to work with no pay