Social Studies Chapter 4 Section 3 The Southern Colonies

What Makes it Southern? Mason-Dixon Line was the boundary between Md and Pa but it has come to mean the division between north & south 1632 King Chas I gives Lord Calvert a land grant for property in America, which turns out to be Md Calvert’s son, Lord Baltimore, receives the land after Calvert’s death Catholics welcomed here via Act of Toleration

Bacon’s Rebellion Wealthy owners controlled land near the sea Newcomers had to push inland, which impacted relations with Indians Citizens wanted Gov to take action against Indians, but he wouldn’t because he was trading with them, so… Nathaniel Bacon took matters in his own hands. Bacon died and the rebellion fell apart

The Carolinas King Chas II gave grants to land south of VA Land owners tended to have smaller farms and grow tobacco Area called N. Carolina Slaves were coming in to work farms Land called S. Carolina because people moving farther south Swampy area good for rice Indigo, a plant used to make blue dye was grown here

Georgia James Oglethorpe founded to help debtors Religious tolerance until Catholics & Jews were forbidden to practice faith. Slavery, initially, outlawed but that would change No farms over 500 acres then that changed which resulted in anti slavery laws changing

Two Ways of Life Tidewater plantations-warmer, longer growing seasons than MD & VA Tobacco & rice Inland people settled along rivers for transportation Towns not as essential as up north Slaves an imp labor factor Those in the backcountry were not as sensitive to class Since farms here smaller, there were few slaves

Growth of Slave Trade As land became available for farming, more slaves were used and this became big business Slaves brought from Africa The Middle Passage 10% died on way Numbers coming over were staggering Slave codes were created so that they became property not humans Racism