The Southern Colonies

These colonies needed a lot of labor– indentured servants and slaves Many criminals and debtors were shipped over to the southern colonies

Maryland Calvert– Lord Baltimore wanted safe place for Catholics to settle Planted tobacco but also required settlers to plant corn Port city of Baltimore is founded, many rich people Act of Toleration– passed to allow freedom of religion

Carolina “Charles Land”– land given to rich settlers Starts as one colony, Charlestown is main city Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo big products North– no good harbors, soil not as good, “Poor Carolina” South– opposite, “Rich Carolina”

Georgia Founded by James Oglethorpe Place for debtors to start over, some criminals sent over from England Also served as border area next to Spanish Florida Oglethorpe bans slavery, rum, Catholics People complain, becomes royal colony Many plantations, large slave pop. later