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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 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! What was life like in the Southern Colonies?

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)