The Southern Colonies Chapter 3 Lesson 4 Essential Question: How does geography influence the way people live? Learning Goal: Students will be able to analyze historical and political maps, demonstrate connections between events, identify on a map the thirteen English colonies, and determine point of view of leaders and impacts of colonial leaders.

The Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

Maryland Sir George Calvert, “Lord Baltimore” wanted a safe place for his fellow Catholics not to be persecuted King Charles I gave Calvert a proprietary colony north of Virginia Calvert died before he received his charter. His son continued to create the colony Catholic and protestant…..Catholics began to be persecuted

Virginia Began with Jamestown Expanded through growth of tobacco plantations

Virginia Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Nathaniel Bacon Planter from western Virginia Thought land belonged to the colonists NOT Native Americans and did not like government in Jamestown Led an attack on Governor Berkely in Jamestown and drove Berkely into exile Bacon would have taken over had he not died suddenly from dysentery Why is this important?

Carolinas North Carolina Settled by farmers from Virginia’s back country King Charles gave farmers the right to settle land Relied on Virginia’s ports to conduct trade

Carolinas South Carolina More prosperous than North Had harbor of Charles Town (Charleston) North and South Carolina became two separate colonies in 1712.

Georgia Settled to give a home to debtors A place to give a fresh start to those who got in trouble in England Established by James Oglethorpe Colony was created to protect the other colonies from Spanish attack A buffer colony A military barrier

Economy of the Southern Colonies Two forms of economy Large plantations in the east. Used enslaved workers Small farms in the west. Did not use enslaved workers

Plantations Enslaved Africans worked on large plantations to grow and harvest Tobacco Rice Indigo Cotton By 1708, more than half the people living in southern Carolina were enslaved Africans Many people were indentured servants (one would pay for your way over and you worked off the ticket cost) 3-5 years

Plantations Enslaved Africans had no rights Considered nothing but property to be bought and sold.

Small Farms These small farms were owned by families Farmed for their own food and maybe to sell some. Farms were not big enough to need slaves

Slave Labor in the Carolinas Most colonists in Carolina came from the West Indies Used slave labor to produce sugar Brought slaves with them to the colonies Most slaves worked in rice fields Hard work so demand for slaves

Slave Labor in the Carolinas Indigo was grown in South Carolina Developed by Eliza Lucas Charles Town = Charleston Important port for the southern colonies for shipping goods

Triangular Trade

Sugar, cotton, tobacco traded to Europe Slaves traded for sugar in the Americas Rum and textiles traded for slaves in Africa

Exit Card Describe the events of Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia. Why was this important? Explain.

Exit Card #14 Describe James Oglethorpe, Who was he? Was Oglethorpe's plan for a colony successful?