The Southern The Southern ColoniesColonies

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, GeorgiaSouth Carolina, Georgia

Focus: The Southern Colonies Focus: The Southern Colonies capitalized upon the area’s fertile capitalized upon the area’s fertile soil and long growing season.soil and long growing season.

What caused What caused colonists to settle in colonists to settle in the South?the South? OvercrowdingOvercrowding Mild climateMild climate

Problems in VirginiaProblems in Virginia

Conflict with Native Conflict with Native Americans.Americans.

Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s Rebellion What caused it?What caused it?

Religious Toleration in Religious Toleration in MarylandMaryland

George CalvertGeorge Calvert 16321632 Lord Baltimore – proprietorLord Baltimore – proprietor Act of TolerationAct of Toleration

What was Calvert’s aim in settling What was Calvert’s aim in settling Maryland?Maryland?

How did the Acts of Toleration seek to How did the Acts of Toleration seek to address colonists’ fears?address colonists’ fears?

The CarolinasThe Carolinas

16631663 Northern section developed slowly due to Northern section developed slowly due to

lack of harbors and riverslack of harbors and rivers Southern part grew rapidlySouthern part grew rapidly

Slaves brought inSlaves brought in Charles Town becomes the biggest city in Charles Town becomes the biggest city in

the Southern Colonies.the Southern Colonies.

GeorgiaGeorgia

Last of England’s 13 coloniesLast of England’s 13 colonies Fear of Spanish Florida and freedom for Fear of Spanish Florida and freedom for

debtors.debtors. James OglethorpeJames Oglethorpe Slavery is bannedSlavery is banned By 1750’s, slavery was legalBy 1750’s, slavery was legal

Change in the Southern Change in the Southern ColoniesColonies

Read Change in the Southern Colonies; Read Change in the Southern Colonies; please look for comparison clues.please look for comparison clues.

Describe the Tidewater region.Describe the Tidewater region. Describe life in the Backcountry.Describe life in the Backcountry. Compare life in the Tidewater to life in Compare life in the Tidewater to life in

the Backcountry.the Backcountry.