 1. Why was Georgia founded?

 2. Who founded Maryland? Why did he/she found the colony of Maryland?

 3. Why did slavery expand in the Southern colonies?

 Which colonies are considered to be Southern colonies????

 Founded Second southern colony (VA)  Intended to be a new society, free from the religious conflicts with Europe.

 first person to dream of a colony in America where Catholics and Protestants could prosper together.  asked King Charles for a grant of land further south  Proprietary Colony : colony governed by a single owner.

 Colony named after Queen Maria (wife of Charles I)  Settled on the Chesapeake Bay.  North of Virginia  Warm climate  Enabled the growth of tobacco (slavery)

 Why did Europeans decide to settle in the colony of Maryland??  They were tired of fighting about religion and wanted to live in peace.  Act of Toleration (1649): Forbade religious persecution.

 What is the difference between Protestant and Catholic church?  Protestant : Do not recognize Pope’s authority  Catholic (Roman Catholic) : Pope leads church

 Charles II: King of England  Rewarded 8 supporters by giving them a grant for a new colony, Carolina.  Propreitors hoped to attract settlers by offering  Large land grants  Religious toleration  Political representation

 entrepreneurial planters and businessmen  a major harbor  African slave labor (rice, tobacco,  Attractive physical environment  with rich soil and a long growing season

 James Oglethorpe received a charter  Named after King George II  Colony meant to be a fresh start for the poor.  All groups were welcome, excluding Catholics  Oglethorpe opposed slavery  Colonists were unhappy (Carolinas)  Became a plantation society (slavery)

 Plantations : large commercial estates where many laborers lived on the land and cultivated crops for the landowner; 1600s; required to produce the right kind of climate and techniques for the growth of cash crops.  Cash Crop : crop grown primarily for market: Tobacco, rice, and indigo; 1600s; the growing of cash crops contributed to the growing of plantations.

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 Indentured Servant Labor isn’t Working!!!  They become free and want things  Like land, freedoms, rights, money  American Colonies Need a New Source of Labor  One that won’t give them these problems